Kumaragamage v Liverpool City Council & Anor [2003] NSWSC 165

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kumaragamage v Liverpool City Council & Anor [2003] NSWSC 165 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 March 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 March 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison DECISION : (1) The statement of claim filed 8 August 2002 is struck out as against the first defendant; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs. Such costs are not to be paid forthwith but to await the conclusion of the matter.

CATCHWORDS : Strike out statement of claim against first defendant LEGISLATION CITED : Residential Tenancies Act 1987 - s 33 Supreme Court Rules - Part 15 r 26 Bega Co-operative Society Limited v The Milk Authority of Australian Capital Territory (unreported, 12 May 1992, Federal Court of Australia) Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd (1936) 1 KB 697 Pinson v Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Ltd (1941) 2 KB 72 CASES CITED : Trades Practices Commission v David Jones (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 7 FCR 109 Kernel Holdings Pty Ltd v Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Pty Ltd (unreported, 3 September 1991, Federal Court of Australia) Charlie Carter Pty Ltd v The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association of Western Australia (1987) 13 FCR 413 H 1976 Nominees Pty Ltd v Galli (1979) 40 FLR 242 Don Kumaragamage (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : Liverpool City Council (First Defendant)

Commissioner of Police of NSW (Second Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11941/2002 COUNSEL : Mr MBJ Lee (First Defendant) Mr Kumaragamage (Plaintiff in person)