Birdsall v Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 891

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Birdsall v Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 891 Decision date: 03 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Orders that the Plaintiff's claim be dismissed with costs Catchwords: COSTS of substantive proceedings involving determination whether Plaintiff totally and permanently disabled in which Defendants successful Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Birdsall v Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 632 Bullabidgee Pty Ltd v McCleary (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 343 Chapman v United Super Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 592 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Coshott v Barry [2014] NSWSC 238 Erzurumlu v Kellogg Superannuation Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1115 Kazar (Liquidator) v Kargarian; In the Matter of Frontier Architects Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) [2011] FCAFC 136 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534 In the matter of Employ (No 96) Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) [2013] NSWSC 456 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Sayseng v Kellog Superannuation Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 945 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 256 Waters v PC Henderson (Aust) Pty Ltd [1994] NSWCA 338; (1994) 254 ALR 328 Category: Costs Parties: Robert Birdsall (Plaintiff) Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd (first Defendant) MetLife Insurance Ltd (second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Anderson (Plaintiff) Mr S J Walsh (Defendants) Solicitors: Stacks/Goudkamp (Plaintiff) TurksLegal (Defendants) File Number(s): 2013/180765