Kazas-Rogaris v Gaddam [2014] NSWSC 1465

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kazas-Rogaris v Gaddam [2014] NSWSC 1465 Hearing dates: 24 October 2014 Decision date: 09 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. The Plaintiff is to pay the Defendant's costs. Catchwords: APPEAL - from Local Court - claim for trespass to land - neighbour cuts down trees on Plaintiff's land - various procedural errors alleged - whether errors of law - one party calls another party to give evidence - whether an abuse of process - magistrate permits discontinuance against one defendant - whether consent of other defendant needed - apprehended bias -failure of appellant to object at trial to matters now complained of - whether waiver by failing to raise matters Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW). Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) Oaths Act 1900 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; (2009) 239 CLR 175 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 James Hardie and Co Pty Ltd v Seltsam Pty Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 53 Kuru v State of New South Wales [2008] HCA 26; (2008) 236 CLR 1 Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 Smits v Roach [2006] HCA 36; (2006) 227 CLR 423 Trade Practices Commission v Manfal Pty Ltd (No 3) (1991) 33 FCR 382 Vakuta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 SCI Operations Pty Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (1984) 53 ALR 283 Texts Cited: Mark Aronson & Matthew Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action (5th Ed 2013, Thomson Reuters) J D Heydon, Cross on Evidence (8th Australian Edition 2010, Lexis Nexus Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anne Kazas-Rogaris (Plaintiff) Felicia Gaddam (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Levet (Plaintiff) R Lee (Defendant) Solicitors: Bechara and Company Lawyers (Plaintiff) Rhodes Legal (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/122269 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2014-03-26 00:00:00 Before: Skinner LCM File Number(s): 2012/383582