Dillon v Boland; Dillon v Cush [2012] NSWCA 364

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dillon v Boland; Dillon v Cush [2012] NSWCA 364 Hearing dates: 30 October 2012 Decision date: 30 October 2012 Before: Allsop P at [1], [13] McColl JA at [12] Decision: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: LEAVE TO APPEAL - amendment to pleadings - delay between oral delivery of reasons and provision of revised judgment - consequent delay in application for leave to appeal - need for practitioners to take notes in court - danger to long-established trial dates caused by delay in application for leave - leave refused Cases Cited: Harvey v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 255 Kounnas v Citywide Civil Engineering Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 287 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2012/248320: Meryl Lurline Dillon (Applicant) Leslie Francis Boland (Respondent)

2012/248327: Meryl Lurline Dillon (Applicant) Amanda Cush (Respondent) Representation: G O'L Reynolds SC, M J Lewis (Applicant) T Alexis SC, M R Cairns (Respondents) Banki Haddock Fiora (Applicant) Cole and Butler (Respondents) File Number(s): 2012/248320 2012/248327 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-07-13 00:00:00 Before: Charteris DCJ File Number(s): 2006/296390 2006/296572