Black v Walker [2000] NSWSC 983

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Black v Walker [2000] NSWSC 983 revised - 12/12/2000 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11802 of 1997 22 July 1997 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 August 1997 15 August 1998 10 March 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 October 2000

RICHARD BLACK (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : v

SANDI PAU YIN WALKER (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Levine J

M Watts (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : M Macrossan (Defendant) Forshaws Neill (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Redmond Partners (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Stated case - Justices Act 1902 - amendment - questions of fact - questions of law LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act 1902 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Australian National Industries Limited v Spedley Securities Limited (In Liq.) (1992) 26 NSWLR 411 Booton v Hosking (1948) 65 WN (NSW) 110 Cook v Evans (1948) 65 WN (NSW) 289 Ex Parte Sharah; Re Cox; Potato Marketing Board v Sharah (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 283 Fisher v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Federal Court of Australia, unreported, 11 April 1990) George Hudson Limited v Australian Timber Workers Union (1923) 32 CLR 413 Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 1 at 20 per Dawson J CASES CITED : Instant Colour Pty Limited v Canon Australia Pty Limited (Federal Court of Australia, unreported, 30 October 1995) R v Masters (1992) 26 NSWLR 450 R v Watson; Ex Parte Armstrong (1976) 136 CLR 258 Saddi v Saddi & Ors (unreported, 1 June 1995, Dunford J) Sangster v Henry (1920) 37 WN (NSW) 135 Smith v NSW Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256 Taylor v Logwon Pty Limited (Court of Appeal, unreported, 9 February 1994) Urban Transport Authority of NSW v Nweiser (1991) 28 NSWLR 471 Wheeler v Cahill (1944) 61 WN (NSW) 1 DECISION : See paragraph 86