NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Galea v Commonwealth of Australia (No. 2) [2008] NSWSC 260
JUDGMENT DATE : 18 April 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1
DECISION : The Defendant is to pay two-thirds of the Plaintiff's costs of the application.
CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - collision between HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne - extension of time granted - costs of application - reasonableness of conduct of Defendant - just, quick and cheap resolution of real issues in proceedings - model litigant obligations of Defendant
LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Civil Procedure Act 2005
CATEGORY : Consequential orders
Galea v Commonwealth of Australia [2008] NSWSC 44 Commonwealth of Australia v Smith [2005] NSWCA 478 Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] NSWSC 1342 CASES CITED : Commonwealth of Australia v Lewis [2007] NSWCA 127 Commonwealth of Australia v Smith [2006] HCA Trans 242 Scott v Handley (1999) 58 ALD 373 Badraie v Commonwealth of Australia (2005) 195 FLR 119 Commonwealth of Australia v Smith [2007] NSWCA 168
TEXTS CITED : ---
PARTIES : Joseph George Galea (Plaintiff) Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20778/1997
COUNSEL : Mr G Melick SC; Ms K Sant (Plaintiff) Mr C Barry QC; Mr I McLachlan (Defendant)
SOLICITORS : James Taylor & Co (Plaintiff) Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant)
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION : ---
LOWER COURT MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION : ---
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION
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