NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Wood v State of NSW [2004] NSWCA 122 revised - 29/07/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Tobias JA at 3 DECISION : (a) Appeal allowed; (b) Set aside the order of Acting Judge Gamble made on 4 July 2003; (c) The time to commence proceedings against the opponent be extended up to and including 20 July 2001; (d) The opponent to pay the claimant's costs of the summons for leave to appeal and of the appeal.
CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - extension of time - torts - where no prejudice would be suffered if extension granted - ss60C 60E Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) - whether all subparagraphs of s60E(1) must be satisfied when determining what is 'just and reasonable' in s60C(2) LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW). CASES CITED : Deodousis v The Water Board (1994) 181 CLR 171 State of NSW v Seedsman [2000] NSWCA 119 PARTIES : Brendan Wood State of New South Wales FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40639/03 COUNSEL : Cl: Anna Katzmann SC / E Romaniuk Opp: D Ronzani SOLICITORS : Cl: Oates & Smith, Sydney Opp: Crown Solicitor's Office - L Tretheway, Sydney
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 7404/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Gamble ADCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40639/03 DC 7404/01
HANDLEY JA BEAZLEY JA TOBIAS JA
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