Gilbert v Gosdorf Pty Limited & Anor [2001] NSWSC 502

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gilbert v Gosdorf Pty Limited & Anor [2001] NSWSC 502 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20090/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 May 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 June 2001

Glen Stanley Gilbert (Plaintiff)

Gosdorf Pty Limited formerly known as PARTIES : Gosford Meats Pty Limited (First Defendant)

Romet (NSW) Limited (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr M L Williams SC with Mr M G McHugh (Plaintiff)

COUNSEL : Mr L T Grey (First Defendant)

Mr P J O'Connor (Second Defendant) G H Healey & Co - Glebe (Plaintiff)

SOLICITORS : Sparke Helmore (First Defendant)

A O Ellison & Co (Second Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time - ss 58, 60G & I - Q Fever LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 129 ALR 1 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Guidice (& Ors) (NSWCA, unreported 7 March 1997) Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (1997-98) 43 NSWLR 195 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (1999-2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Dousi v Colgate Palmolive Pty Limited (No 2) (NSWCA, unreported 12 May 1989) CASES CITED : Bauchop v The Commonwealth (NSWSC Grove J, 4 July 1997 unreported) Martin v Abbott Australiasia Pty Ltd (1981) 2 NSWLR 430 Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited (1995-96) 186 CLR 1 Dowell Australia v Page (NSWCA unreported 1 December 1995) Nominal Defendant v Manning [2000] NSWCA 80; (2000) 50 NSWLR 139 Forbes v Davies [1994] Aust Torts Reports 81-279 Morrison v Judd (NSWCA, unreported 10 October 1995) DECISION : (1) The plaintiff is granted an extension of time within which to commence proceedings in this court for injuries suffered in 1987 as against Romet (NSW) ACN No 000 049 356) formerly trading as Metro Meat (NSW) Limited; (2) I decline to grant an extension of time within which to commence proceedings in this court for injuries suffered in 1987 as against Gosdorf Pty Limited; (3) I decline to grant leave to join Gosdorf Pty Limited as a defendant in these proceedings; (4) Romet's notice of motion filed 5 November 1997 is dismissed; (5) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs.