Apostolopoulos v Hatzisarantinos and Ors trading as Omonia Constructions (No. 2) [2008] NSWDDT 33

Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : Apostolopoulos v Hatzisarantinos and Ors trading as Omonia Constructions (No. 2) [2008] NSWDDT 33

PARTIES : Kosta Apostolopoulos (Respondent Plaintiff) Stelios Hatzistarantinos, James Katakouzinos & James Katsianis trading as Omonia Constructions (Applicant First Defendant)

MATTER NUMBER(S) : 185/04

JUDGMENT OF: O'Meally P

CATCHWORDS: DUST DISEASES TRIBUNAL :- determination of an issue of a general nature; what constitutes - whether determination of an issue of a general nature made in earlier proceedings

LEGISLATION CITED: Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Dust Diseases Tribunal Rules 1990

Commercial Minerals v Harris (1999) 18 NSWCCR 11 James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd v Barry (2000) 50 NSWLR 357 CASES CITED: Eaton v Carrier Air Conditioning Pty Ltd (DDT 184/03; unreported 3 September 2004) Brambles Australia Ltd v British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd; Re Mowbray (No 6) (2006) 3 DDCR 495 Eraring Energy v Babcock International Ltd and Ors; Re Murray (2005) 2 DDCR 253

DATES OF HEARING: 10 November 2008

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10 November 2008

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 10 November 2008

G F Little SC with J L Sharpe instructed by Thompson Cooper Lawyers appeared for the Applicant First Defendant LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES: A J Katzmann SC with S Tzouganatos instructed by Turner Freeman appeared for the Respondent Plaintiff

JUDGMENT: 3 Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales 185 of 2004 Kosta Apostolopoulos (Respondent Plaintiff) v Stelios Hatzisarantinos, James Katakouzinos & James Katsianis trading as Omonia Constructions (Applicant First Defendant) Sydney Water Corporation (Settled 06/05/2008) (Second Defendant) John Sirris t/as "J & M Sirris/Excavations" (Third Defendant) QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited (Fourth Defendant) Mercantile Mutual Insurance Limited (Fifth Defendant) Monday 10 November 2008