NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : CALTEX REFINERIES (QLD) PTY LIMITED v STAVAR & ORS [2008] NSWSC 223
HEARING DATE(S) : 29 February 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 17 March 2008
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1
Summons dismissed. DECISION : Plaintiff's application to transfer matter out of Dust Diseases Tribunal rejected. Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs.
CATCHWORDS : Cross-vesting - mesothelioma case in DDT - place of tort Queensland - can be heard sooner in DDT - plaintiff with poor short term prognosis - transfer to Supreme Court of Queensland refused.
Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulations 2007
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Bankinvest AG v Seabrook (1988) 14 NSWLR 711 CASES CITED : James Hardie & Co Pty Limited v Barry (2000) 50 NSWLR 357 BHP Billiton v Schultz & Ors (2004) 221 CLR 400 QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited v Wallaby Grip Limited & Ors [2007] NSWCA 43
Caltex Refineries (Qld) Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Beverley Dawn STAVAR (First defendant) PARTIES : Amaca Pty Limited (Formerly James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited) (Second defendant) Wallaby Grip Limited (Third defendant) Wallaby Grip (BAE) Pty Limited (Fourth defendant) Wallaby Grip (NSW) Pty Limited (Fifth defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10377/2008
G Parker (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : J McIntyre SC/S Tzouganatos (First defendant) Submitting appearance (2-5 Defendant)
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