McLennan v Sukh [2011] NSWSC 26

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McLennan v Sukh [2011] NSWSC 26 Hearing dates: 31 January 2011 Decision date: 09 February 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed. (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: APPEAL - General principles - Right of appeal - Interference with magistrate's findings of fact - Admission of fresh evidence - Whether error of law or mixed fact and law demonstrated - Whether fresh evidence could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence for use at trial - Whether the fresh evidence is such that there is a high degree of probability that there would be a different verdict. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Local Court Act 2007 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Quade (1991) 178 CLR 134 Fortune Food Manufacturer Pty Ltd v K. Young Trading Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 407 Leduva Pty Ltd v NM Structural Engineering Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1164 McDonald v McDonald (1965) 113 CLR 529 Orr v Holmes (1948) 76 CLR 632 Peisley v Maddrell Management Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1477 RL & D Investments Pty Ltd v Bisby [2002] NSWSC 1082; (2002) 37 MVR 479 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council (2005) 220 CLR 517 US Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd v ABB Service Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 705 Wilson v The Prothonotary [2000] NSWCA 23 Wollongong Corporation v Cowan (1995) 93 CLR 435 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Carl McLennan (Plaintiff) Loreen Sukh (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D.P. Connor (Plaintiff) R. Lee (Defendant) Solicitors: Brischetto & Ford (Plaintiff) CBD Legal (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/070337