NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Burbery v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Murray v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Beesley v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Barton v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Poulton v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Johnstone v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Davidson v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Bradley v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Thompson v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Boorman v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Clarke v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Cooper v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Wellington v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Hardy v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Trebilco v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Scott v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; McQuillan v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; McMahon v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd; Johnston v Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 820 Hearing dates: 16 April 2015 Date of orders: 26 June 2015 Decision date: 26 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1)The parties bring in orders, including such case management orders as are necessary, which will dispose of this motion. (2)Costs of each of the Motions should be costs in the cause. (3)Proceedings adjourned to 9.30am, Friday 10 July 2015 for further directions. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – civil – limitation of actions – extension of time – application to determine limitation issues at final hearing – multiple plaintiffs with disabilities – whether separate hearing prejudicial to plaintiffs – whether in interests of justice to determine issues separately – defendant wiling to bear cost of evidence taken on commission – minimal prejudice to plaintiffs if separate hearings and evidence taken on commission – overriding purpose of the Civil Procedure Act furthered by separate determination of issues Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Limitation Act 1969 Uniform Civil Procedures 2005 Cases Cited: Baker v Australian Asbestos Insulations Pty ltd [1984] 3 NSWLR 595 Bowden v State of NSW [2014] NSWSC 87 Giles v The Commonwealth of Australia [2014] NSWSC 83 Martin v Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 430 Sorrenti v Crown Corning Ltd (1986) 7 NSWLR 77 Thomas v Glaxo Australia [1999] NSWSC 282 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia [1992] HCA 55; (1992) 175 CLR 514 Wells v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] NSWSC 148 Yu v Speirs [2001] NSWCA 373 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Wendy Burbery, Joseph Murray, Ian Beesley, John Barton, Charmaine Poulton, Vivienne Johnstone, Suzanne Davidson, Terri Bradley, Mark Thompson, Heather Boorman, Bernadette Clarke, Kenneth Cooper, Beverley Wellington, John Hardy, John Charles Trebilco, Maxwell Scott, Elizabeth McQuillan, James McMahon, Louise Johnston (Plaintiffs) Glaxo Wellcome Australia Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Baran (P) (all matters) B Kelleher (D) (all matters)
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