British Airways PLC v Roller Truck Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2023] NSWDC 112

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: British Airways PLC v Roller Truck Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2023] NSWDC 112 Hearing dates: 20 April 2023 Date of orders: 24 April 2023 Decision date: 24 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 63 Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – preliminary discovery application – 'identity' discovery – property damage to aircraft following collision with trailers following disconnection from a truck operated by applicant - whether it is necessary to engage r 5.2 that the applicant has identified a cause of action - whether applicant has a genuinely held and objectively based desire to commence a claim – whether discretion to order relief should be exercised Legislation Cited: Airports Act 1996 (Cth) Airports (Control of On-Airport Activities) Regulations 1997 (Cth) rr 123,125, 126 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) s 48 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 Cases Cited: Brydon v Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1560 Hatfield v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd (2010) 77 NSWLR 506 Lynx Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd v The ANI Corporation Ltd (No 2) (2007) 163 FCR 372 Midland Railway Co v Robinson (1887) 37 Ch D 386 O'Connor v O'Connor [2018] NSWCA 214 Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) v Care Park Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 35 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Australian National Car Parks Pty Ltd (2007) 47 MVR 502; [2007] NSWCA 114 RTA of NSW v Australian National Car Parks Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 114 RTA of NSW v Australian National Car Parks Pty Ltd (2007) 47 MVR 502 Steffen v ANZ Banking Group [2009] NSWSC 666 The Age Company Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Roller Truck Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) Menzies Aviation (Australia) Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Mr S Belafoutis SC with Ms M Kearney for the Applicant Mr B Lloyd for the Respondent