Rouvinetis v Knoll & ors [2009] NSWSC 1212

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Rouvinetis v Knoll & ors [2009] NSWSC 1212

HEARING DATE(S) : 29 October 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 19 November 2009

JUDGMENT OF : R A Hulme J

DECISION : Motion of first and third to twenty third defendants for summary dismissal is dismissed. Plaintiff's motion for trial by jury is dismissed. Leave granted to file further amended statement of claim.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - judgments and orders - application for summary dismissal or striking out - TORTS - malicious procedure and false imprisonment - false imprisonment - TORTS - negligence - liability for others' negligence - independent contractors

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Liability Act 2002 Supreme Court Act 1970

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 Deu v Victorian Railways Commissiosners (1949) 78 CLR 61 Forge & Ors v Australian Securities & Investment Commission & Ors [2006] HCA 44; (2006) 228 CLR 45 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Fox; Calliden Insurance Limited v Fox [2009] HCA 35 Maroubra Rugby League Football Club v Malo [2007] NSWCA 39; (2007) NSWLR 496 CASES CITED : McDonald v Coles Myer Limited, New South Wales Court of Appeal, 12 September 1995, unreported Myer Stores Limited & Ors v Soo (1991) 2 VR 597 Rouvinetis v Varady & Ors [2009] NSWSC 109 Spautz v Butterworth & Ors (1996) 41 NSWLR 1 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 1; (1986) 160 CLR 16 Sweeney v Boylan Nominees Pty Ltd [2006] HCA 19; (2006) 226 CLR 161 Trustees of the Roman Catholic church v Ellis & Anor [2007] NSWCA 117; 70 NSWLR 565 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 602