Chapman v Colson [2015] NSWSC 120

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chapman v Colson [2015] NSWSC 120 Hearing dates: 10 February 2015 Date of orders: 27 February 2015 Decision date: 27 February 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The appeal is dismissed.

(2) The decision of her Honour Magistrate Ryan dated 22 May 2014 is affirmed.

(3) The amended summons filed 10 February 2015 is dismissed.

(4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: APPEAL FROM LOCAL COURT – Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) – dispute about loan agreement - unrepresented litigant – limitation defence available but not relied upon at trial – whether the Magistrate failed to sufficiently draw attention to the availability of a limitation defence – whether plaintiff denied procedural fairness Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Chidiac v Maatouk [2010] NSWSC 386 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Ki Bun Kwon v Kun Il Cha [2013] NSWSC 1372 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; (1985) 159 CLR 550 Kojima Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Chinese Newspapers Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1153 McKain v RW Miller and Company (South Australia) Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 56; (1991) 174 CLR 1 Metwally v University of Wollongong [1985] HCA 28; (1985) 60 ALR 68 at 71 Moon v Mun [2013] NSWCA 217 Re Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6; (2003) 214 CLR 1 Robinson v Campbell (No 2) (1992) 30 NSWLR 503 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Bradshaw [2013] NSWSC 1276 The Commonwealth v Dixon (1988) 13 NSWLR 601 Voce v Deloraine [2012] NSWSC 1187 Wakim v Mathiew Pty Ltd t/as Dove Migration Services [2002] NSWSC 405 Whisprun Pty Ltd v Dixon [2003] HCA 48; (2003) 200 ALR 447 Woodward v McGregor [2003] NSWSC 672 Young v Queensland Trustees Limited [1956] HCA 51; (1956) 99 CLR 560 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Gregory Chapman (Plaintiff) Robert Thomas Colson Representation: Counsel: D Toomey (Plaintiff) J Rose (Defendant)