Dopudj v FDC Construction and Fitout Pty Limited & Ors [2023] NSWSC 110

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dopudj v FDC Construction and Fitout Pty Limited & Ors [2023] NSWSC 110 Hearing dates: 31 January 2023 Date of orders: 31 January 2023 Decision date: 31 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: See paragraph [92] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Addition of defendant – personal injury claim – where insurer sought to disclaim liability on the basis of non-disclosure by insured – where insurer raised limitation defence – issue estoppel – Anshun estoppel Legislation Cited: Civil Liability (Third Party Claims Against Insurers) Act 2017 (NSW), ss 4, 5 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), ss 21, 28 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 6 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 50C, 50D Cases Cited: Bowcliff Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance (Aust) Limited; Orcher v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2011] NSWCA 18 James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd v Seltsam Pty Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 53; [1998] HCA 78 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589; [1981] HCA 45 Reed Constructions Australia Pty Limited (in Liquidation) - Walley v Chubb Insurance Australia Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1007Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Limited (2015) 256 CLR 507; [2015] HCA 28 Texts Cited: None Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Zivko Dopudj (Plaintiff) FDC Construction and Fitout Pty Limited (First Defendant) Goodman Limited (Second Defendant) SRG Building (Northern) Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer (Fourth Defendant) Form International Pty Limited (Fifth Defendant) AAI Limited trading as GIO Insurance (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: F D Curran (Plaintiff) S E Gray (Third Defendant) D Ronzani (Sixth Defendant)