NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Michael Alan WILSON v STATE RAIL AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES & Anor [2009] NSWSC 537
HEARING DATE(S) : 25 June 2008 (supplementary written submissions)
JUDGMENT DATE : 17 June 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Hidden J
DECISION : Proceedings against 1st Defendant dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : WORKERS COMPENSATION - claim for work injury damages - determination of separate questions - application for summary dismissal - injury suffered in 1981-3 - proceedings commenced in 2007 - Chapter 7 of WIM Act - 2006 Guidelines - whether plaintiff must show at least 15 % WPI
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Limitation Act 1969 LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1987 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 Workers Compensation Legislation Further Amendment Act 2001
CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings
Attileh v State Rail Authority [2005] NSWCA 64, 62 NSWLR 439 Hobbs v Costain Australia Ltd (1995) 11 NSWCCR 56 CASES CITED : Berowra Holdings Pty Ltd v Gordon [2006] HCA 32, 225 CLR 364 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Thompson [2006] NSWCA 264, 67 NSWLR 187 Maxwell v Murphy (1956-57) 96 CLR 261 Wattyl Australia Pty Ltd v McArthur [2008] NSWCA 326
Michael Alan WILSON (Respondent/Plaintiff) PARTIES : STATE RAIL AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (Applicant/1st Defendant) Robert Arthur REARDON (2nd Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2007/20443
COUNSEL : S Campbell SC & M Snell (Respondent/Plaintiff) G M Watson SC & R Gambi (Applicant/1st Defendant)
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