Bogovic v Aon Hewitt Financial Advice Limited [2024] NSWSC 668

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bogovic v Aon Hewitt Financial Advice Limited [2024] NSWSC 668 Hearing dates: 22 May 2024 Date of orders: 31 May 2024 Decision date: 31 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) The defendants notice of motion filed on 20 March 2024 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is granted leave to file and serve an amended statement of claim in the form annexed to the affidavit of Patrick Williamson-Hill affirmed on 20 March 2024 in accordance with his notice of motion filed on 20 March 2024 by 4 pm on 14 June 2024. (3) List the matter for directions before the Common Law Case Management Registrar on 17 June 2024. (4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants costs thrown away by reason of the amendment to the statement of claim. (5) The defendants are otherwise to pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to each Notice of Motion filed on 20 March 2024. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – dismissal of proceedings – claim for negligence against insurance brokers – where plaintiff's claim is said to be statute barred under the Limitation Act – loss of a chance or the chance of a loss – not the "clearest of cases" – necessity of close examination of situation in a case for contravention of a statute of limitations warrants maintenance of proceedings Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 917B Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 14 Limitation Act 1985 (ACT), s 11 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Angus & Julia Stone Pty Ltd v HNOE Limited [2024] NSWSC 627 Cassis v Kalfus [2001] NSWCA 460 Commonwealth of Australia v Cornwell (2007) 229 CLR 519; [2007] HCA 16 Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539; [1988] HCA 15 Kenny & Good Pty Ltd v MGICA (1992) Ltd (1999) 199 CLR 413; [1999] HCA 25 Khoury v Coffee Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 591 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia [2013] NSWCA 71 Onepath Life Limited v Standley [2020] NSWCA 321 Pullen v Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd [1993] 1 VR 27 Segal t/as Segal Litton & Chilton v Fleming [2002] NSWCA 262 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum (1994) 179 CLR 332; [1994] HCA 4 SWF Hoists and Industrial Equipment Pty Ltd v State Government Insurance Commission (1990) 6 ANZ Insurance Cases 76,688 (61-002); [1990] ATPR 41-045 Todd Hadley Pty Ltd v Lake Maintenance (NSW) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 81 Wardley Australia Limited v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514; [1992] HCA 55 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1; [1992] NSWCA 272 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Milan Bogovic (Plaintiff) Aon Hewitt Financial Advice Limited (First Defendant) Ivan Bakin & Associates Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Ivan Bakin (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Batley (Plaintiff) T Harris-Roxas (First, Second and Third Defendants)