Lee v Carlton Crest Hotel (Sydney) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1392

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lee v Carlton Crest Hotel (Sydney) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1392 Hearing dates: 7 November 2012 Decision date: 21 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: (1) The order of the Registrar made on 27 September 2012 is varied as follows: (a) Interrogatories 2 and 4 are allowed limited to procedural steps in the approval process; (b) Interrogatories 9 to 18 are allowed limited to inspection of the car park; (c) Interrogatories 19, 20, 21 (a) and (b) are disallowed; (d) Interrogatory 21(c), (d) and (e) are allowed limited to the year 2006. (2) No order as to costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - Interrogatories - proceedings for damages for personal injury and death - review of Registrar's order - whether "special reasons" shown - whether interrogatories "necessary" - whether justified by pleading of Statement of Claim. Legislation Cited: Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 Legal Profession Act 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Ahmed El Hayek v Josslyn Vasic [2010] NSWSC 1498 Boyle v Downs [1979] I NSWLR 192 Cavric v Cooper and Lybrand (ACT) Ltd (2002) NSWSC 538 Chong v Nguyen [2005] NSWSC 588 Haywood v Collaroy Services Beach Club [2005] NSWSC 1203 O'Brien v Little [2007] NSWSC 64 Priest v State of NSW [2006] NSWSC 12 Tonka v Palasty (No. 2) [2007] NSWCA 369 Wentworth v Graham [2002] NSWCA 397; (2002) 55 NSWLR 638 Tooth & Co Ltd Lane Cove Municipal Council (No 4) [1968] 2 NSWR 17 Yamazaki v Mustaca [1999] NSWSC 1083 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Michelle Lee (Plaintiff) Carlton Crest Hotel (Sydney) Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Tai Ping Trading Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Everingham Platt and Anthony Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) City of Sydney Council (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Bowen (Plaintiff) K McMenamin (First Defendant) D Miller SC (Fourth Defendant) Solicitors: Beswick Lynch Lawyers (Plaintiff) Thompson Cooper Lawyers (First Defendant) Moray & Agnew (Fourth Defendant) File Number(s): 2009/297394