Lake Macquarie City Council v McKellar [2002] NSWCA 90

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Lake Macquarie City Council v McKellar [2002] NSWCA 90 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40386/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 March 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 April 2002

PARTIES : Lake Macquarie City Council (Appellant) Paul Edward McKellar (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Heydon JA at 2; Ipp AJA at 36

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 597/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Sidis DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr J E Maconachie QC/Mr R J Cheney (Appellant) Mr J Rowe (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Crameri Lawyers (Appellant) Stacks - The Law Firm (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Tort - negligence - personal injury - District Court appeal - liability - Practice and procedure - written and oral submissions - oral argument lacking adequate basis in written submissions - necessity of compliance with procedure by counsel for efficient functioning of courts - D Aiken v Kingborough Corporation (1939) 62 CLR 179 Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 Canterbury Municipal Council v Taylor [2002] NSWCA 24 Drotem Pty Ltd v Manning [2000] NSWCA 320 CASES CITED: Hackshaw v Shaw (1984) 155 C LR 614 Lorbergs v State of New South Wales (1999) NSWCA 54 Romeo v Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory (1998) 192 CLR 431 Whyte v Brosch (1998) 45 NSWLR 354 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 DECISION : Appeal dismissed; appellant to pay respondent's costs of the appeal

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40386/01 DC 597/00