Filby v Neeson & Anor (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 194

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Filby v Neeson & Anor (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 194 Hearing dates: 3 March 2016 Date of orders: 03 March 2016 Decision date: 03 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: 1. The Plaintiff's Amended Summons be dismissed.

2. The Plaintiff pay the Defendants' costs of the proceedings up to 1 December 2015 on the ordinary basis and on an indemnity basis thereafter. Catchwords: APPEAL FROM LOCAL COURT – refusal to grant adjournment – denial of procedural fairness – non-attendance of witnesses – appeal on a question of law – appeal dismissed. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – s 56(1), s 56(2) - Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) – s 6 - Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) – s 39, s 40(1) Cases Cited: - BKE v Office of Children's Guardian and Anor [2015] NSWSC 523 - Bloch v Bloch (1981) 180 CLR 390 - Clements v Independent Indigenous Advisory Committee [2003] FCA FC 143, 131 FCR 28 - Filby v Neeson & Anor (No 1) [2016] NSWSC 193 - HGV v The Queen (1999) 197 CLR 414 - House v King (1936) 55 CLR 499 - Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v SZFDE (2006) 154 FCR 365 - Touma v Saparas [2000] NSWCA 11 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mark Andrew Filby – Plaintiff Daniel Cormac Bernard Neeson and Kieran Corey Michael Neeson – Defendants Representation: Counsel: M.K. Rollinson (until 11.55am) – Plaintiff In person (from 11.55am) – Plaintiff A. Kaylinger – Defendants