HEYDON v NRMA & ORS, BATEMAN & ORS v NRMA & ORS, MORGAN & ORS v NRMA & ORS (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 445

Reported Decision : 53 NSWLR 600

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : HEYDON v NRMA & ORS, BATEMAN & ORS v NRMA & ORS, MORGAN & ORS v NRMA & ORS (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 445 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40587/99, 40644/99, 40647/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 August 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 December 2001

PARTIES : John Dyson HEYDON v NRMA Ltd & Ors, Gregory Anthony Thomas BATEMAN & Ors v NRMA Ltd & Ors, John Kerin MORGAN & Ors v NRMA Ltd & Ors (No 2) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 57; Ipp AJA at 58

Appellants: J T Gleeson SC (Heydon) COUNSEL : G Burton (Bateman) M R Speakman (Morgan) Respondent: R McDougall QC Appellants: Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Heydon) SOLICITORS : Ebsworth & Ebsworth (Bateman) Blake Dawson Waldron (Morgan) Respondent: Norton White CATCHWORDS : Court of Appeal - restitution of money paid under judgment set aside - unjust enrichment - rate of interest - Schedule J rates unless exceptional circumstances (D) Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221 Rodger v Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris (1871) LR 3 PC 465 Commonwealth v McCormack (1984) 155 CLR 273 TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Antoniadis (No 2) (1999) 48 NSWLR 381) Victorian Workcover Authority v Esso Australia Ltd [2001] HCA 53 National Australia Bank Ltd v Budget Stationary Supplies Pty Ltd (NSWCA 23 April 1997, unreported) CASES CITED: SCI Operations Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1996) 139 ALR 595 The Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 National Australia Bank Ltd v Bond Brewing Holdings Ltd [1991] 1 VR 386 Government Insurance Office of New South Wales v Healey (No 2) (1991) 22 NSWLR 380 Meerkin & Apel v Rosett Pty Ltd (No 2) [1999] 2 VR 31 Idemitsu Queensland Pty Ltd v Agipcoal Australia Pty Ltd [1996] 1 Qd R 26 Haig v Minister Administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (No 3) (1996) 90 LGERA 408 AMP General Insurance Ltd v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2001] NSWCA 186 DECISION : See par 56.