Mark THOMPSON v Walter DAL CIN & ANOR [2006] NSWSC 1249

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Mark THOMPSON v Walter DAL CIN & ANOR [2006] NSWSC 1249

HEARING DATE(S) : 21/11/2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2006

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Malpass

DECISION : The notice of motion is dismised. The defendants are to pay the costs of the notice of motion.

CATCHWORDS : Dispute involving neighbours - review - Registrar - nature of the application - need to make out a ground of appeal that justifies the disturbing of the decision - attempted reliance upon material not before the Registrar - direction to exchange witness statements - discretion - relevant considerations and questions of practice and procedure

Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 NSW Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW

CASES CITED : Borowiak v Hobbs & 1 Ors [2006] NSWSC 1089 Hall & 1 Ors v Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation [2006] NSWSC 1076

Mark THOMPSON PARTIES : Walter DAL CIN Luigina DAL CIN

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20235/05

COUNSEL : Mr R. Killalea (Pl) Mr L. Ellison SC (Defs)

SOLICITORS : AWM Dickinson & Son (Pl) Hunter Lawyers (Defs)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 20235/05

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Assistant Registrar Howe

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION : 27/07/06

LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION : Mark Thompson v Walter Dal Cin & Anor

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ASSOCIATE JUSTICE MALPASS

24 November 2006