Wood v State of New South Wales (2) [2004] NSWCA 248

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Wood v State of New South Wales (2) [2004] NSWCA 248 HEARING DATE(S) : On papers JUDGMENT DATE : 22 July 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Tobias JA at 3 DECISION : (a) That Order (b) referred to in [47] of this Court's judgment of 23 April 2004 be rescinded and in lieu thereof it be ordered that the orders of Gamble ADCJ made on 4 July 2003 be set aside; (b) Order that the costs of the claimant's Notice of Motion filed on 6 February 2002 be reserved for determination by the trial judge at the conclusion of the proceedings in the District Court; (c) Order that the claimant pay the opponents' costs of the Notice of Motion filed in this Court on 24 May 2004

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - Matter out of time - Application for extension - Reasons for delay provided - Limitation Defence - Not withdrawn upon request - Reliance upon Calderbank letter - Opponent not agree for application and substantial hearing to be heard together - COSTS - Belated motion - Application not argued on appeal Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW); LEGISLATION CITED : District Court Rules 1973 (NSW); Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 116; L Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (1982) 151 CLR 590; CASES CITED : Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215; Production Spray Painting & Panel Beating Pty Ltd v Newnham (No. 2) (1991) 27 NSWLR 381; TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Antoniadis (No 2) (1999) 48 NSWLR 381 PARTIES : Brendan Wood State of New South Wales FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40639/03 COUNSEL : C: Ms Anna Katzmann SC / E Romaniuk O: D Ronzani SOLICITORS : C: Oates & Smith, Sydney O: I V Knight, Crown Solicitor