Feetam v Linfoot and Ors [2023] NSWDDT 1

Dust Diseases Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Feetam v Linfoot and Ors [2023] NSWDDT 1 Hearing dates: 17 April 2023 Date of orders: 28 April 2023 Decision date: 28 April 2023 Before: Strathdee, J Decision: (1) The Notice of Motion is dismissed. (2) The applicant/seventh defendant is to pay the respondent/plaintiff's costs of the motion as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: DUST DISEASES TRIBUNAL – permanent stay of proceedings – exceptional circumstances ABUSE OF PROCESS – delay – factors to be considered in determining whether the delay precludes the conduct of a fair trial – sufficiency of evidence – capacity of defendant to give instructions Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: ASIC v Australian Investors Forum Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 618 Hewish v Wahsgab 1990 Ltd (formerly known as Horwood Bagshaw Ltd) (2003) 25 NSWCCR 437 Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23 Moubarak by his tutor Coorey v Holt [2019] NSWCA 102 Newcastle City Council v Batistatos; Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Batistatos [2005] NSWCA 20 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Company Ltd v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197 Perks v Amaca Pty Ltd [2002] NSWDDT 32 R v Presser [1958] VR 45 The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore v GLJ [2022] NSWCA 78 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Williams v South Australia (2004) 1 DDCR 237 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Bradford Mark Feetam (Plaintiff) Clive and Patricia Linfoot t/as C & P Linfoot (First Defendant) Western NSW Local Health District (Second Defendant) Abigroup Ltd (formerly Abignano Ltd) (Third Defendant) Electricity Assets Ministerial Holding Corporation (Fourth Defendant) Central Coast Council (Fifth Defendant) Bricon Construction Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) G.R Binns & S.J. Binns t/as Garsan (Seventh Defendant) Upper Hunter Shire Council (Eighth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Tzouganatos appeared for the Plaintiff