Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater [2014] NSWSC 1565

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater [2014] NSWSC 1565 Hearing dates: 05/11/2014, 06/11/2014 Decision date: 07 November 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1)Pursuant to r 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, the Statement of Claim filed 8 July 2014 be struck out.

(2)The plaintiff has leave to file and serve an amended statement of claim and any statement of particulars on or before 13 February 2015.

(3)Amended Notice of Motion of first defendant filed 5 November 2014 otherwise dismissed.

(4)Notice of Motion of second defendant filed 19 September 2014 otherwise dismissed.

(5)Notice of Motion of third defendant filed 17 September 2014 adjourned to 17 April 2015.

(6)The plaintiff to serve any expert report concerning dam operations upon which it proposes to rely at the hearing on or before 13 February 2015.

(7)Each defendant to file and serve its defence, verified in accordance with r 14.23 of the UCPR, together with a statement of the questions of law or fact which the defendant identifies as common to the claims of the group members on or before 10 April 2015.

(8)The matter be listed for a case management conference at 9.30am on 17 April 2015.

(9)The plaintiff is to serve on or before 29 May 2015:

(a)all written statements, in accordance with r 31.4 of the UCPR, of the oral evidence which it intends to adduce in chief at the hearing, on any and all questions of fact relevant to that hearing; and