Joice v Permanent Trustee Company Limited & Anor [2004] NSWCA 262

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Joice v Permanent Trustee Company Limited & Anor [2004] NSWCA 262 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 July 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 July 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McColl JA at 1 DECISION : Notice of Motion dated 30 June 2004 dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Extension of time - where five year delay - principles considered. LEGISLATION CITED : Local Government Act 1919 (NSW) s 310, s 310(b) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Pt 51 r 4, r 5(4), Pt 72 r 13 Allen v Mercer & Sons Pty Ltd (NSW Court of Appeal, unreported, 26 October 1992) Banque Commerciale SA, En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279 Cohen v McWilliam (1995) 38 NSWLR 476 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Gallo v Dawson (1990) 64 ALJR 458 Gould and Birbeck and Bacon v Mount Oxide Mines Ltd (in liq) [1916] HCA 81; (1916) 22 CLR 490 Itek Graphix Pty Limited v Elliott [2002] NSWCA 104; (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Jackamarra v Krakouer [1998] HCA 27; (1998) 195 CLR 516 Jarvan Pty Limited (In Liq) v Seery (NSW Court of Appeal, unreported, 1 December 1998) CASES CITED : Kara Kar Holdings Pty Limited v Brookton Holdings (NSW Court of Appeal, unreported, 27 March 1997) Metwally v University of Wollongong (No 2) (1985) 59 ALJR 481 Moulieux Pty Limited v Girvan (NSW) Pty Limited (Receiver and Manager appointed) (NSW Court of Appeal, unreported, 20 September 1991) Nine Network Pty Limited v Kennedy-Miller Television Pty Limited (NSW Court of Appeal, unreported, 8 June 1994) Outboard Marine Australia Pty Limited v Byrnes [1974] 1 NSWLR 27 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 Stollznow v Calvert [1980] 2 NSWLR 749 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Limited (1950) 81 CLR 418 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491 Whisprun Pty Limited v Dixon [2003] HCA 48; (2003) 77 ALJR 1598 Wykanak v Rockdale City Council [1999] NSWCA 191 Robert Joice (Claimant) PARTIES : Permanent Trustee Company Limited (First Opponent) Morlend Finance Corporation (VIC) Pty Limited (Second Opponent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40528/04 COUNSEL : D L Williams SC/M J Fisher (Claimant) G K J Rich (First and Second Opponents) SOLICITORS : Gilbert + Tobin (Claimant) Watson Mangioni (First and Second Opponents)