Kumar v Primes [2024] NSWCA 134

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kumar v Primes [2024] NSWCA 134 Hearing dates: 28 May 2024 Date of orders: 31 May 2024 Decision date: 31 May 2024 Before: Bell CJ at [1]; White JA at [37]; Stern JA at [44] Decision: 1. To the extent leave to appeal is required, such leave is refused with costs. 2. The appeal is otherwise dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEALS — Procedure — Adjournment — Amendment — Appeal from final orders but in relation to two interlocutory decisions leading to final orders – Whether leave required CIVIL PROCEDURE — Hearings — Adjournment application refused — Relevance of timing of application — Where applicant self-represented CIVIL PROCEDURE — Originating process — Application to file an amended statement of claim granted at hearing — Where applicant provided opposing party four months' notice of intention to make application Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW) s 127 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 18.2(2)(c), 51.53 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Dawson v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1984) 71 FLR 364 Gerlach v Clifton Bricks Pty Ltd (2002) 209 CLR 478; [2002] HCA 22 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Lovell v Lovell (1950) 81 CLR 513; [1950] HCA 52 Nobarani v Mariconte (2018) 265 CLR 236; [2018] HCA 36 Nobarani v Mariconte (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 124 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Whall v Stamp [2019] NSWCA 163 Texts Cited: Practice Note DC (Civil) No 1 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Shashwat Kumar (Appellant) Mr Oliver Primes (First Respondent) Ms Kim Wethmar (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: