NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Blyth v Commonwealth of Australia [2005] NSWSC 721
HEARING DATE(S) : 10 February, 14-15 April 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 21 July 2005
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Studdert J
DECISION : The notice of motion is dismissed; order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs.
CATCHWORDS : Limitation of actions - claim for damages for personal injury - application for extension of limitation period - whether just and reasonable to extend time - the issue of prejudice.
LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act
Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Commonwealth of Australia v Diston [2003] NSWCA 51 CRA Limited v Martignago (1995) 39 NSWLR 13 Dedousis v The Water Board (1994) 181 CLR 171 Drayton Coal Pty Limited v Drain (unreported, NSWCA, 22 August 1995) Groves v The Commonwealth (1981-82) 150 CLR 113 CASES CITED : Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited (1996) 186 CLR 1 Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122 Parker v The Commonwealth of Australia (1964) 112 CLR 295 Smith v Commonwealth of Australia [2004] NSWSC 873 Sydney City Council v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 F.J. Walker Limited v Webber (unreported, NSWCA, 16 November 1989)
Lester Kevin Blyth (Plaintiff) PARTIES : The Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20247/00
M.J. Joseph SC/K. Sant (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : M. Dicker/I. McLachlan (Defendant)
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