NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Kechuol v Bravo [2014] NSWDC 332 Hearing dates: 12 September 2014 Date of orders: 12 September 2014 Decision date: 12 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1)Grant leave to commence proceedings under s 109 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999. (2)Dismiss the defendant's notice of motion. (3)Costs of the motions be costs in the proceedings. Catchwords: MOTOR ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION – negligence – late claim – late commencement of proceedings – full and satisfactory explanation – relevant circumstances – applicant unfamiliar with English – unfamiliar with legal system – relied on her solicitor – delay relatively minor – need for threshold level of damages to be "likely" – "real chance" or "real prospect" – components of damage indicate real chance of satisfying threshold Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, s 66, s 73, s 109 Cases Cited: Eades v Gunestepe [2012] NSWCA 204 Ly v Mukdassi [2013] NSWDC 257 Walker v Howard [2009] NSWCA 408 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Adhel Dau Kechuol (plaintiff) Ricardo Luis Bravo (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J de Greenlaw (plaintiff) Mr P Petrushnko (defendant)
Solicitors: Gerard Malouf & Partners (plaintiff) McInnes Wilson Lawyers(defendant) File Number(s): 2014/100626 Publication restriction: None
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