NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Lorena Severi trading as Lorena Severi Beaute v Double Bay Newspapers Pty Limited & Ors [2007] NSWSC 1132
HEARING DATE(S) : 11 October 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 11 October 2007
JUDGMENT OF : Harrison J
DECISION : Plaintiff's summons dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : APPEAL from magistrate - Local Courts Act - failure to attend arbitration - award made in absence of party - no application made for rehearing within time - application for rehearing refused by magistrate - whether denial of natural justice
Civil Procedure Act 2005 - ss 40, 41, 43 Local Courts Act 1982 - s 73 LEGISLATION CITED : Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 - ss 18, 21H Supreme Court Act 1970 - s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - r 50.14
Adair v Morahan (1986) 5 NSWLR 147 CASES CITED : El Ali v GIO of New South Wales (1988) 15 NSWLR 303 Jackson v Sterling Industries Limited (1987) 162 CLR 612 Majetic v Brough (1986) 5 NSWLR 393
Lorena Severi Beaute (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Double Bay Newspapers Pty Limited (First defendant) General Newspapers Pty Limited (Second defendant) Suburban Publications Pty Limited t/as FPC Magazines (Third defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12807 of 2007
COUNSEL : G P George (Defendants)
SOLICITORS : Youth and Enterprise Legal Centre (Plaintiff) David R Purvis & Co (Defendants)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Local Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 71812/05
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Lulham DCM
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION : 10 May 2007
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