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New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Smith v Council of the Shire of Wakool [2002] NSWSC 964 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10106/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 8 October 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 October 2002
PARTIES : Christopher Ernest Smith (Appellant) Council of the Shire of Wakool (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J
LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 699/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Mr A.C. O'Donaghoe JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : M. Kumar (Appellant) M. Green (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Farrell Lusher (Appellant) Phillips Fox (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Appeal from Local Court - application to amend statement of claim - application refused - whether exercise of discretion miscarried. Local Courts (Civil Claims) Rules - Pt 16 r 4 - whether rule ultra vires. Limitation Act Supreme Court Act LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts Act Trade Practices Act Suitors Fund Act House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 The State of Queensland v J.L. Holdings Pty Limited (1997) 189 CLR 146 CASES CITED : Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Larcos (1987) 13 NSWLR 286 Weldon v Neal (1987) 19 QBD 394 Jennings v Credit Corporation Australia (2000) 48 NSWLR 709 DECISION : See para 31
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
STUDDERT J
Thursday 17 October 2002
10106/02 CHRISTOPHER ERNEST SMITH v COUNCIL OF THE SHIRE OF WAKOOL
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