Larsen v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 90

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Larsen v Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 90 Hearing dates: 15/11/2013 Decision date: 28 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Notice of Motion filed 8 November 2013 be, and hereby is, dismissed. (2) Costs of the Notice of Motion be costs in the cause. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - civil - interlocutory issues - separate question - whether order for determination of separate question would cause undue delay, expenses and uncertainty of outcome - whether of no benefit - whether would facilitate the just, quick and cheap resolution of the proceedings - no point of general principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Insurance Contract Act 1984 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Crawley v Vero Insurance Ltd [2012] NSWSC 593 Southwell v Bennett [2010] NSWSC 1372 Thiering v Daly [2011] NSWSC 1345 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Terry Larsen (P) Grace Worldwide (Aust) Pty Ltd (D) CGU Insurance (1XD) Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Ltd (2XD) Representation: Counsel: In person (P) Mr Donaldson / R Potter (D) Mr Purdy (1 XD) Mr Peadon (2 XD) Solicitors: Marsdens Law Group (D) Curwoods Lawyers (1XD) Colin Biggers & Paisley (2XD) File Number(s): 2010/212858