Charafeddine v Morgan [2013] NSWDC 7

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charafeddine v Morgan [2013] NSWDC 7 Hearing dates: 11 February 2013 Decision date: 11 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Statement of claim struck out and dismissed. (2) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs. (3) Liberty to apply in relation to costs. (4) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: RES JUDICATA - issue estoppel - motor vehicle accident - proceedings between same parties for property damage determined in Local Court before proceedings for personal injury heard in District Court - whether issues the same - effect of no contributory negligence finding - no special circumstances displacing issue estoppel - whether abuse of process Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 35(4), 35(5) and 39 Local Court (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Part 31 Cases Cited: Arnold v NatWest Bank Plc. [1989] Ch. 63 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337; (1982) 41 ALR 367; (1982) 56 ALJR 459; (1982) NSW ConvR 55-070; [1982] HCA 24 O'Toole v Charles David Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 232; (1990) 96 ALR 1; (1990) 64 ALJR 618; (1990) 34 IR 309; [1990] HCA 44 Tiufino v Warland (2000) 50 NSWLR 104; [2000] NSWCA 110 Western Export Services Inc v Jireh International Pty Ltd (2011) 282 ALR 604; (2011) 86 ALJR 1; [2011] HCA 45 Young v Annis-Brown t/as Lincoln Smith & Co [2011] NSWSC 890 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Hanadi Charafeddine Defendant: James Roko Morgan Representation: Plaintiff: Mr S E Torrington Defendant: Mr J Jobson Plaintiff: Stephen Spinak Solicitor Defendant: Sparke Helmore Lawyers File Number(s): 2012/60189 Publication restriction: None