Hess v Seaside City Developments Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 855

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hess v Seaside City Developments Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 855 Hearing dates: 23 April 2021; 4 June 2021; 9 June 2021 Date of orders: 30 June 2022 Decision date: 30 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: See [84] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — pleadings — negligence — amendment opposed — whether statement of claim deficient — statement of claim generally adequate — amendment allowed subject to further amendment as to precise risk of harm CIVIL PROCEDURE — summary disposal — dismissal of proceedings — whether any reasonable cause of action disclosed — claim of dual vicarious liability properly understood as alternative claims — summary dismissal refused Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 s 5B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 13.4, 14.28(1) Cases Cited: Banque Commerciale SA (En Liqn) v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Collins v Clarence Valley Council (2015) 91 NSWLR 128; [2015] NSWCA 263 Day v Ocean Beach Hotel Shell Harbour Pty Ltd (2013) 85 NSWLR 335; [2013] NSWCA 250 Garzo v Liverpool/Campbelltown Christian School [2012] NSWCA 151 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Montgomery (2007) 230 CLR 22; [2007] HCA 6 Nominal Defendant v Cooper [2017] NSWCA 280 Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd (2017) 94 NSWLR 83; [2017] NSWCA 19 Pi v Zhou [2016] NSWCA 24 Port Macquarie Hastings Council v Mooney [2014] NSWCA 156 Shoalhaven City Council v Pender [2013] NSWCA 210 Strategic Formwork Pty Ltd v Hitchen [2018] NSWCA 54 Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) v Miller; Miller v Lithgow City Council (2015) 91 NSWLR 752; [2015] NSWCA 320 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural rulings Parties: John Hess (P) Seaside City Developments Pty Ltd (D1) Richtech Pty Ltd (D2) Cardno (Qld) Pty Ltd (D3) Representation: Counsel: L Morgan (P) C O'Neill (D1, D2) R Hosking (D3)