NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Reeves v NSW [2005] NSWSC 1138
HEARING DATE(S) : 15 & 16 June 2004
JUDGMENT DATE : 15 November 2005
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Hidden J at 1
DECISION : Application granted in part.
CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION ACT: application for extension of time - action by former police officer for damages for psychological injury - effects of incidents during police service, including Wood Royal Commission and rejection for promotion - whether viable cause of action - explanation for delay - prejudice to defendant
Crown Proceedings Act 1988 LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 ss 18A, 60C, 60G, 60E Police Service Act 1990 ss 64, 71, 94A
Gould v State of NSW [2005] NSWSC 1121 Yu v Speirs [2001] NSWCA 373 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 207 CLR 562 State of NSW v Paige (2002) 60 NSWLR 371 CASES CITED : Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 ASB-Tech Services Pty Ltd v Doeland & Anor [2003] NSWCA 167 State of NSW v Brennan [2004] NSWCA 206 State of NSW v Donnelley [2004] NSWCA 133 Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128
Steven Anthony Reeves PARTIES : State of New South Wales
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20333/2000
G Melick SC/J Berg (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : G Laughton SC/N Newton (Defendant)
Marsdens Law Group (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Crown Solicitors Office (Defendant)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
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