Bluescope Steel Limited v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2012] NSWSC 1178

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bluescope Steel Limited v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2012] NSWSC 1178 Hearing dates: 25 September 2012 Decision date: 25 September 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Leave to discontinue proceedings granted Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - parallel proceedings in Supreme Court and Dust Diseases Tribunal - discontinuance of Supreme Court proceedings

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - extension of time to bring cross-claim

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 Limitation Act 1969 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Bluescope Steel Ltd [2012] NSWCA 240 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 Covell Matthews & Partners v French Wools Ltd [1977] 1 WLR 876 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Julia Farr Services Inc v Hayes [2003] NSWCA 142 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (Cth) v Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) 186 CLR 622 SCI Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practice Commission (1984) 53 ALR 283 Sydney Water Corp Ltd v Industrial Relations Commission of NSW [2004] NSWCA 436; (2004) 61 NSWLR 661 Texts Cited: Aronson, Dyer and Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 4th ed (2009) Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Bluescope Steel Limited (formerly known as John Lysaght (Australia Limited)) (plaintiff) Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Parker (plaintiff) D L Williams SC with G Little SC (defendant) Solicitors: Piper Alderman (plaintiff) Ellison Tillyard Callanan (defendant) File Number(s): SC 2012/215075 Publication restriction: Nil