Edwards v Hornsby Shire Council [2014] NSWSC 600

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Edwards v Hornsby Shire Council [2014] NSWSC 600 Hearing dates: 15 May 2014 Decision date: 16 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: The interrogatories should be amended to reflect the concessions and agreements made at the hearing, as well as the conclusion reached at [22]. If necessary, the parties should approach so that a formal order can be made in relation to that document, which should be provided in agreed terms. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - discovery and interrogatories - interrogatories - special reasons - whether necessary to order interrogatories - established - other objections - interrogatories to be amended to reflect concessions and agreements made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Boyle v Downs [1979] 1 NSWLR 192 In the matter of Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd - Cassegrain v Gerard Cassegrain & Co Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 241 Percy v General Motors-Holden's Pty Ltd [1975] 1 NSWLR 289 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Heidi Edwards (Plaintiff) Hornsby Shire Council (First Defendant) Roads and Maritime Services (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr L King SC (Plaintiff) Ms F McGinley (First Defendant) Mr DF Villa (Second Defendant) Solicitors: Stiles Lawyers (Plaintiff) Mills Oakley Lawyers (First Defendant) Wotton Kearney (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/152733 Publication restriction: None