Nair-Smith v Perisher Blue Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 878

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nair-Smith v Perisher Blue Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 878 Hearing dates: 4-5/07/2011 Decision date: 17 August 2011 Before: Fullerton J Decision: Defendant's notice of motion dismissed. Catchwords: TORTS - personal injury - dismissal of claim for damages - future economic loss - loss of earnings and diminution of earning capacity - stay of proceedings pending provision of adequate particulars and full discovery - orders sought preventing supplementing evidence served to date - orders sought preventing reliance at trial upon reports of forensic accountants - litigation by ambush - delay in prosecuting case - protracted course of proceedings - sufficiency of discovery - serial non-compliance with orders of judicial officers Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Act 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Barescape Pty Ltd (as Trustee for Vs Family Trust) v Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 437 Bevillesta Pty Ltd v D Tannous No 2 Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 277 Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 432; 55 NSWLR 1 Fkiaras v Fkiaras [2010] NSWCA 116 Hans Pet Constructions Pty Ltd v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 Hawksebury District Health Service Ltd v Chaker [2010] NSWCA 320 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 346; 53 NSWLR 116 Paino v Paino [2008] NSWCA 276 Proctor and Gamble v Medical Research [2001] NSWSC 183 White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ghita Nair-Smith (Plaintiff) Perisher Blue Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel D Kennedy SC / G Smith (Plaintiff) RE Montgomery / D Dinnen (Defendant) Solicitors Lough Wells Duncan Lawyers (Plaintiff) DibbsBarker Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2006/294818