Carey v Gough & Gilmour Holdings & Anor [2001] NSWSC 789

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Carey v Gough & Gilmour Holdings & Anor [2001] NSWSC 789 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20439/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 August 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 September 2001

Plaintiff - Ian Norman Carey PARTIES : 1st Defendant - Gough & Gilmour Holdings 2nd Defendant - Rix's Creek Pty Ltd JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Plaintiff - N/A COUNSEL : 1st Defendant - Ms E Kennedy Proposed Cross Defendant - Mr S Kettle SOLICITORS : 1st Defendant - Lander & Rogers CATCHWORDS : file cross claim against previous employer Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1988 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules Corporations Law Mahoney v Kruschich (Demolitions) Proprietary Limited & Anor (1985) 156 CLR 522 Dillingham Constructions Pty Lijmited v Steel Mains Pty Limited & anor (1974-1975) 6 ALR 171 State Government Insurance v Oakley (1990) AustTortsR 81-003 CASES CITED : Jefferies v Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW (unreported, NSWCA 28 November 1997) Caltex Tanker Co (Aust) Pty Limited v Robert Kerr (1999) NSWCA 115 Government Insurance Office of New South Wales v Aboushadi (1999) AustTortsR 81-531 Knight & Anor v F.P. Special Assets Limited & Ors (1992) 174 CLR 178 DECISION : (1) Leave is granted to the first defendant to file a cross claim against the second defendant seeking contribution within 14 days; (2) Leave to file a cross claim against Hayedi Pty Ltd is refused; (3) The first defendant is to pay Hayedi Pty Ltd's costs of the motion.