Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 838

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 838 Hearing dates: 23 July 2015 Date of orders: 24 July 2015 Decision date: 24 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: Plaintiff granted leave to file a Further Amended Statement of Claim. Catchwords: CLASS ACTION – flood – alleged negligent operation of dams – pleadings – application for leave to file further amended statement of claim – manner of pleading breach – necessary to only plead act or omission – previous direction not to plead deficient thought processes or methodologies – cross references in particulars to experts' reports – identifying real case to be met – certain alleged breaches said to be of no causative consequence – alleged disparity between definition of class and pleaded cause of action. Cases Cited: - Banque Commerciale SA, En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11; 169 CLR 279 - Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater [2014] NSWSC 1565 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority (t/as Seqwater) – First Defendant Sun Water Limited – Second Defendant State of Queensland – Third Defendant Representation: Counsel: S.G. Finch SC, N.J. Owens, R.A. Yezerski – Plaintiff B. O'Donnell QC, D. Klineberg – First Defendant D. Williams SC, James Neal – Second Defendant G.A. Thompson QC, J.M. Horton QC, E. Morzone – Third Defendant