Ivanisevic v N & T Building Pty Limited [2024] NSWSC 380

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ivanisevic v N & T Building Pty Limited [2024] NSWSC 380 Hearing dates: 4 December 2023 Decision date: 15 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) The third defendants' notice of motion dated 27 June 2023 is dismissed; (2) Costs of the application to be costs in the cause. Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — Discoverability — Personal injury — Knowledge of fault of defendant CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Striking out — No reasonable cause of action or defence — Whether cause of action "clearly" statute barred under the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) such that no reasonable cause of action disclosed CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary disposal — Dismissal of proceedings — No reasonable cause of action disclosed — Frivolous or vexatious proceedings — Whether cause of action "clearly" statute barred under the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) such that no reasonable cause of action disclosed Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) ss 50A, 50C, 50D, 63 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4(1)(b), 14.28(1)(a) Cases Cited: Baker-Morrison v State of New South Wales (2009) 74 NSWLR 454; [2009] NSWCA 35 D Tannous No 2 Pty Ltd v Bevillesta Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 782 General Steel Industries v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Gillies v New South Wales [2022] NSWSC 640 Hillebrand v Penrith Council [2000] NSWSC 1058 Kovarfi v BMT & Associates Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1101 Murgolo v AAI Ltd t/as AAMI (2019) 101 NSWLR 376; [2019] NSWCA 295 Pomare v Whyte (2019) 377 ALR 352; [2019] NSWCA 317 Rogers v Rogers [2005] NSWSC 807 Sampson v Zucker (unreported, Court of Appeal of New South Wales, 11 December 1996) Spiliotopoulos v National Australia Bank Ltd [2017] NSWSC 971 Walsh v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1480 Wardley Australia Ltd v The State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514; [1992] HCA 55 at 525 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Alojz (Alex) Ivanisevic (Plaintiff/Respondent) N & T Buildings Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Clymax Glass & Showers Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Steve and Jennifer Jancetic (Third Defendants/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: CT Barry KC; J Hallion (Plaintiff/Respondent) N Gordon (Sol) (First Defendant) A Puvanendiranathan (Sol) Second Defendant) R D Turnbull (Third Defendant/Applicant)