Ruiz-Diaz v Aroyan and Ruiz-Diaz v Antal [2009] NSWDC 252

Reported Decision : 9 DCLR (NSW) 378

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Ruiz-Diaz v Aroyan and Ruiz-Diaz v Antal [2009] NSWDC 252

HEARING DATE(S): 25 September 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 6 October 2009

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Levy SC DCJ

1. In proceedings numbered 2576 of 2009 and in proceedings numbered 2578 of 2009 the plaintiff in each case is granted leave to file her statement of claim by 27 October 2009; DECISION: 2. At trial, both cases are to be heard together; 3. In each case the defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the summons on the ordinary basis; 4. The exhibits may be returned.

CATCHWORDS: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – summons pursuant to s 109 of Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 seeking leave to extend time for filing of statement of claim – whether plaintiff has demonstrated real chance of meeting statutory threshold required by s 109(3)(b) of the Act - COSTS – factors relevant to exercise of discretion to award costs – whether application for leave contested on a wholly unreasonable basis

LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, s 109Motor Accidents Act 1988, s 43A

Andresakis v Alexus Holdings Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 294 Cavanagh v State of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 350 Container Terminals Australia Ltd v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Diaz & Anor v Truong [2002] NSWCA 265 Harika v Tupaea [2003] NSWCA 332 CASES CITED: Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 McNamara v Fitzgibbon [2005] NSWCA 274 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 San v Rumble (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 259 Smith v Grant [2006] NSWCA 244