NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Mody v South Seas Cruises Limited & Anor [2008] NSWSC 1261
HEARING DATE(S) : 18 November 2008 JURISDICTION : Common Law
JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 18 November 2008
DECISION : Notice of motion dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : Personal injury - accident in Fiji - action commenced in NSW - whether jurisdiction should be refused - substantial issue is assessment of damages for future incapacity - advantage of local court - severe injuries requiring continuing medical intervention - necessity for plaintiff to personally attend trial - jurisdiction not declined.
LEGISLATION CITED : Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Pts 11 & 12
CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings
Caltex Singapore Pty Limited v BP Shipping Limited (1996) 1 Lloyds Law Reports at 286 Garsec Pty Limited v His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei [2008] NSWCA 211 CASES CITED : Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay 165 CLR 197 Regie National des Usines Renault SA v Zang (2002) 210 CLR 491 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Limited (1990) 171 CLR 538
Samsul MODY (Plaintiff) PARTIES : South Seas Cruises Limited (First defendant) Peter DUNCAN (Second defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2008/20326
COUNSEL : Mr M N Thompson (Plaintiff) Mr S Habib (First defendant)
SOLICITORS : Gerard Malouf & Partners (Plaintiff) HWL Ebsworth (First defendant)
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
ADAMS J
TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2008
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