Dunning v Dunning [2012] NSWSC 23

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dunning v Dunning [2012] NSWSC 23 Hearing dates: 2 December 2011 Decision date: 03 February 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Plaintiff's application for leave to reopen dismissed Catchwords: PROCEDURE - separate question - plaintiff's application to reopen following judgment - whether interests of justice favour reopening for purpose of admitting new material - whether new material likely to produce different result in any event - application dismissed Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) [1993] HCA 6; (1993) 176 CLR 300 Dunning v Dunning [2011] NSWSC 1278 Gaskin v Ollerenshaw [2010] NSWSC 788 Haig v Minister Administering the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (1994) 85 LGERA 143 N M Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1561 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council [1982] HCA 41; (1982) 149 CLR 672 Category: Separate question Parties: Nathan Bradley Dunning by his tutor Melissa Louise Dunning (Plaintiff) Scott MacKenzie Dunning (First Defendant) Lindsey Saddington (Second Defendant) QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited (Third Defendant) Representation: D Benson (Plaintiff) R Cheney SC (Third Defendant) Slater and Gordon (Plaintiff) Lee & Lyons Lawyers (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/213532