NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : SDC Kennedy & Bird v Kerry O'Brien; Kennedy & Bird (Builders) v Kerry O'Brien [2002] NSWCA 367 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40386/02; 40378/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 November 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 November 2002
PARTIES : SDC Kennedy & Bird Pty Limited v Kerry O'Brien & Anor Kennedy & Bird (Builders) Pty Limited v Kerry O'Brien & Anor JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Sheller JA at 23; Ipp JA at 24
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 7154/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Christie DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
For SDC Kennedy & Bird - A P Capelin COUNSEL : For Kennedy & Bird Builders - C G Gee QC/ W J Roche For O'Brien - K W Andrews For SDC Kennedy & Bird - Hunt & Hunt SOLICITORS : For Kennedy & Bird Builders - Goldbergs For O'Brien - Taylor & Scott CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - EXTENSION OF LIMITATION PERIOD - JUDGE FINDS "NOT INSIGNIFICANT PREJUDICE" TO DEFENDANTS - CONSIDERS PREJUDICE TO PLAINTIFF - ERRORS OF PRINCIPLE - APPEAL ALLOWED - EXTENSIONS REFUSED LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) CASES CITED: Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Parsons v Doucas [2001] 52 NSWLR 162 DECISION : Leave to appeal granted. Appeals allowed. Orders made
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
40386/02 40378/02 DC 7154/01 HANDLEY JA SHELLER JA IPP JA
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