Lamichhane v Plumbcorp Solutions Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 100

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lamichhane v Plumbcorp Solutions Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 100 Hearing dates: 14 February 2024 Date of orders: 14 February 2024 Decision date: 14 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: 1. Proceedings number 2022/197621 are transferred from the District Court of NSW to the Supreme Court of NSW pursuant to s 140(1) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW). 2. Costs of transfer application to be costs in the cause. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – transfer of proceedings from District Court to Supreme Court – personal injury proceedings – where risk that plaintiff's damages will exceed the jurisdiction of the District Court Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 140 Cases Cited: Johnston v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 105 Restaino v Urban Purveyor Group [2021] NSWSC 1164 Tauri v Janlin Circuses Pty Ltd (trading as Stardust Circus) [2017] NSWSC 1337 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Shambu Lamichhane (Plaintiff) Plumbcorp Solutions Pty Ltd (First Defendant) PJM Group (Second Defendant) DE Plumbing Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) J & I Construction (Fourth Defendant) Balintore Developments Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Hallion (Plaintiff) A Puvanendiranathan (First Defendant) No appearance (Second Defendant) I Roche (Third Defendant) No appearance (Fourth Defendant) M Skelly (Fifth Defendant)