NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : SENEVIRATNE v PREFECT PTY LIMITED [2000] NSWCA 97 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40738/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 April 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 April 2000
PARTIES : Manel Seneviratne - Appellant Prefect Pty Limited - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Fitzgerald JA at 13; Davies AJA at 14
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Compensation Court LOWER COURT 7968/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT O'Toole J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : CRR Hoeben QC/J Trainor - Appellant PJ Deakin QC/LG Stone - Respondent SOLICITORS : WG McNally & Co - Appellant Leitch Hasson Dent - Respondent CATCHWORDS : APPEAL - PRACTICE & PROCEDURE - Leave to amend notice of appeal not allowed as relevant appeal ground could not be made out - grant of leave would be futile - PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS - Whether denial of natural justice - where submissions made in absence of applicant's counsel but in presence of solicitor - ND LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1987 Compensation Court Act 1984 CASES CITED: N/A DECISION : Dismissed with costs
------1 THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40738/98 DC 7968/97 SHELLER JA FITZGERALD JA DAVIES AJA
Tuesday, 11 April 2000
SENEVIRATNE v PREFECT PTY LTD JUDGMENT
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