NSW AMATEUR SOCCER FEDERATION v GEMALLAS [1999] NSWCA 86

New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : NSW AMATEUR SOCCER FEDERATION v GEMALLAS [1999] NSWCA 86 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40295/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 March 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 April 1999

PARTIES : NSW Amateur Soccer Federation - A Emmanuel Gemallas - R JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Giles JA at 27

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 1804/94 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Tapsell ADCJ

COUNSEL : A D M Hewitt - A P D Kennedy-Smith - R SOLICITORS : Sparke Helmore - A Photios Vouroudis & Co - R CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE; DISTRICT COURT; STATEMENT OF CLAIM; AMENDMENT; NAME OF DEFENDANT; WHETHER AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO PT 17 OF DISTRICT COURT RULES HAD EFFECT OF DISCONTINUING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DEFENDANT WHOSE NAME REMOVED BY AMENDMENT ACTS CITED : District Court Act 1973 Limitation Act 1969 McGee v Yeomans (1977) 1 NSWLR 273 CASES CITED: Nikolay Malakhov Shipping Co Ltd v SEAS Sapfor Ltd (1998) 44 NSWLR 371 Bridge Shipping Pty Ltd v Grand Shipping SA (1991) 173 CLR 231 "Al Tawwab" [1991] 1 Lloyd's Rep 201 at 207 DECISION : Appeal allowed

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40295/98 DC 1804/94 HANDLEY JA SHELLER JA GILES JA

NSW AMATEUR SOCCER FEDERATION LIMITED v GEMALLAS

The respondent was a referee at a soccer match in 1988 and was allegedly assaulted by spectators and players after the match concluded, causing him to suffer injury, loss and damage.