Ausgrid v Settree Pty Ltd t/as LJ Hooker Budgewoi [2015] NSWCA 407

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Ausgrid v Settree Pty Ltd t/as LJ Hooker Budgewoi [2015] NSWCA 407 Hearing dates: 15 December 2015 Date of orders: 15 December 2015 Decision date: 15 December 2015 Before: Meagher JA; Ward JA; Gleeson JA Decision: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEAL – leave to appeal – interlocutory decision dismissing application for summary dismissal - res judicata – whether denied proper hearing on question of res judicata estoppel - whether entry of consent judgment in Local Court proceedings had effect that claim for indemnity for subsequent worker's compensation payments not maintainable as a res judicata Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 7(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4(1), 14.28(1) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151Z Cases Cited: Attorney General v Arthur Ryan Automobiles Ltd [1938] 2 KB 16 CA Be Financial Pty Ltd as Trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd t/as Bennetts Green Bowl [1995] NSWCA 69 Clarke v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 27 Grant v Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney [1999] NSWCA 250; (1999) 47 NSWLR 263 Jaycar Pty Limited v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Marks v Roads & Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 43; (2004) Aust Torts Reports 81-732 OCS Australia Pty Ltd t/as Overseas Courier Services v Cho [2010] NSWCA 85 South Eastern Area Health Service v Gadiry [2002] NSWCA 161; (2002) 54 NSWLR 495 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 28; (2015) 89 ALJR 750 Westpac Banking Corporation v Tomassian (1993) 32 NSWLR 207 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ausgrid (Applicant) Settree Pty Limited t/as LJ Hooker Budgewoi (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: GM Watson SC with EWL Anderson (Applicant) J Catsanos (Respondent)