Portelli v Goh [2002] NSWSC 417

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Portelli v Goh [2002] NSWSC 417 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12861/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 May 2002

Peter Mario Portelli (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Shueh Liang Goh (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 10445/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT D Sweeney LCM JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr Bruce White (McKenzie Friend for the plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Mr Liang Goh (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Summary judgment - Appeal Local Court Supreme Court Rules - Part 13 r 5 LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) Justices Act 1902 (NSW) Judicial Review of Administrative Act 2nd ed at 180-181 Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Air Services Australia v Zarb (NSWCA unreported, 26 August 1998) Dey v Victorian Railways Comissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Webster & Anor v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Allen v Kerr & Anor (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-354 CASES CITED : Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 O'Toole v Scott [1965] AC 939 McKenzie v McKenzie (1970) 3 All ER 1034 Collier v Hicks (1831) 2 B & Ad 663 Smith v R (1985) 159 CLR 532 Horbelt v Elliott & Turner (1995) 184 LSJS 31 Galladin Pty Ltd v Aimnorth Pty Ltd (1993) 60 SASR 145 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 DECISION : (1) The notice of motion filed 18 March 2002 is dismissed; (2) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs, if any.