Strata Plan 68372 v Allianz [2012] NSWSC 691

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Strata Plan 68372 v Allianz [2012] NSWSC 691 Hearing dates: 18/06/2012 Decision date: 18 June 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Technology and Construction List Before: McDougall J Decision: Order joining the fourth defendant set aside. Proceedings dismissed against fourth defendant with costs. Catchwords: [PROCEDURE] - civil - parties - joinder - whether joinder of the fourth defendant should be set aside - whether joinder is vexatious or embarrassing where limitation defence available. [LIMITATION OF ACTIONS] - limitation defence - whether plaintiff's cause of action is statue barred. Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Scarcella v Lettice (2001) 51 NSWLR 302 Wardley Australia Limited v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Owners - Strata Plan No. 68372 (Plaintiff) Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (ACN 000 122 850) (First Defendant) Vero Insurance Limited (Second Defendant) (ACN 005 297 807) GEO Developments Pty Limited (ACN 010 621 226) (Third Defendant) Geotech Testing Pty Limited (ACN 076 676 321) (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M R Gracie / D A Neggo (Plaintiff) M J Del Vecchio (Solicitor) (First Defendant) G Inatey / S E Gray (Fourth Defendant) Solicitors: Crisp Legal Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Moray & Agnew Lawyers (First Defendant) McCabe Terrill Lawyers Pty Limited (Fourth Defendant) File Number(s): 2007/266664