Marshall v O'Flaherty [2022] NSWDC 502

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Marshall v O'Flaherty [2022] NSWDC 502 Hearing dates: 22 April 2022 Date of orders: 25 October 2022 Decision date: 25 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Make orders 1 and 2 of the Amended Summons filed 4 February 2022. (2) Dismiss the defendant's notice of motion dated 25 March 2022. (3) Order costs be costs in the proceedings. (4) Grant liberty to either party to make application to the list judge within two weeks in respect of order (3). Catchwords: TRAFFIC LAW AND TRANSPORT — Traffic law — Motor accident legislation — Time limits CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — The Judiciary — Federal jurisdiction — Diversity jurisdiction Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 34B Commonwealth Constitution, Ch III, s 75(iv), s 77, s 109 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 31, s 34B Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, s 66, s 109 Personal Injury Commission Act 2020, s 24, s 26, s 27, s 28 Cases Cited: Australasian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Howe (1922) 31 CLR 290 Burns v Corbett; Burns v Gaynor; Attorney General for NSW v Burns; Attorney General for NSW v Burns; NSW v Burns (2018) 265 CLR 304; [2018] HCA 15 Condon v Bartley; Hayes v RACQ Insurance Limited; Smith v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd; Ward v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd; Hackett v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2022] NSWDC 282 Crouch v Commissioner for Railways (Qld) (1985) 62 ALR 1 Eades v Gunestepe [2012] NSWCA 204 Nominal Defendant v Browne [2013] NSWCA 197 Rahman v Al-Maharmeh [2021] NSWCA 31 Smith v Grant [2006] NSWCA 244 Walker v Howard [2009] NSWCA 408 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Phillip Kenneth Marshall (plaintiff) Thomas O'Flaherty (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr B Jones (plaintiff) Mr J Turnbull SC (defendant)