Lazarus v DPP (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 487

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lazarus v DPP (NSW) [2015] NSWSC 487 Hearing dates: 28 April 2015 Date of orders: 28 April 2015 Decision date: 28 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: 1) The notice of motion is granted in part. 2) Vary the date by which the plaintiff is to file and serve any affidavits in support of her summons, and the written submissions in support of the summons, to 1 June 2015. 3) Vary the date upon which the first defendant is to file and serve any affidavit material in response together with any written submissions to 8 June 2015. 4) Application to vacate the hearing date dismissed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – civil – notice of motion – extension of time – vacation of hearing date – summons to strike out judgment of local court - extension of time due to major depressive disorder – recent decision of ICAC v Cunneen – variation of timetable – whether plaintiff prejudiced Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 1985 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 Cases Cited: Independent Commission Against Corruption in New South Wales v Cunneen & Ors [2015] HCA 14 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Michelle Lazarus (Plaintiff) New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Lazarus (Self-represented Plaintiff) D Kelly (Defendant)

Solicitors: M Lazarus (Self-represented Plaintiff) C Hyland, Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Defendant) File Number(s): 2015/55904 Publication restriction: None