MacLean v The Bike Farm & Ors [2000] NSWSC 847

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : MacLean v The Bike Farm & Ors [2000] NSWSC 847 revised - 13/09/2000 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20049 of 1995 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/08/00 25/08/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 August 2000

Duncan MacLean PARTIES : Mr B Hull Mr PW Taylor SC JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 1

LOWER COURT Supreme Court (Master) JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 20049 of 1995 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Malpass M JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr RV Letherbarrow COUNSEL : Mr B Hull Mr PW Taylor SOLICITORS : CATCHWORDS : Limitation period - Negligence - Quadraplegic - Damages - Delay in commencing proceedings - Discretionary powers Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules Gronow v Gronow (1979) 144 CLR 513. House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499. Evans v Bartlam (1937) AC 473. Storie v Storie (1949) 80 CLR 597. Lovell v Lovell (1950) 81 CLR 513 CASES CITED : Sharpe v Wakefield (1891) AC 173. Salido v Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524. Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541. Sydney City Council v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195. Northern Sandblasting Pty Limited v Harris (1996-1997) 188 CLR 313. Dow Corning v Paton (1998) Aust Torts Rep 65,241. DECISION : 1. That the appeal be dismissed; 2. That the appellant pay the respondents' and the cross-defendant's costs of the appeal.