AIR LINK PTY LTD v PATERSON [2002] NSWCA 85

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : AIR LINK PTY LTD v PATERSON [2002] NSWCA 85 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40415/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 6th March 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 March 2002

PARTIES : Air Link Pty Limited - Claimant Malcolm Ian Paterson - Opponent JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Beazley JA at 35

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 133/00 (Dubbo) FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Black DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R F Margo - Claimant J D Hislop QC/P Regattieri - Opponent SOLICITORS : Norton White - Claimant M J Duffy & Son - Opponent CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - statement of claim - pleadings - statutory claim - Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 (Cth), Part IV - inter State carriage - appeal allowed Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 (Cth) Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1967 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Air Transport Act 1964 Civil Aviation Act 1988 (Cth) Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 Kirby v Sanderson Motors Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 44 Staples v City and Country Helicopters Pty Ltd (1993) 119 FLR 291 Proctor v Jetway Aviation Pty Ltd (1982) 2 NSWLR 264 CASES CITED: Proctor v Jetway Aviation Pty Ltd (1984) 1 NSWLR 166 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Konskier v B Goodman Ltd [1928] 1 KB 421 DECISION : 1 Leave to appeal; 2 Appeal allowed; 3 Set aside the orders made by his Honour Judge Black on 18 May 2001; 4 Opponent to pay the claimant's costs of this application and of the appeal and the costs of the proceedings before Judge Black