McGinn v Cranbrook School [2016] NSWCA 226

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McGinn v Cranbrook School [2016] NSWCA 226 Hearing dates: 16 August 2016 Decision date: 25 August 2016 Before: Beazley P at [1] Gleeson JA at [2] Simpson JA at [42] Decision: (1) Applicant's notice of motion filed 17 June 2016 be dismissed; (2) Applicant to pay the respondent's costs of the motion. Catchwords: APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - appeal - practice and procedure - New South Wales- review of decision of single judge of appeal – nature of hearing – Supreme Court Act s 46(4) - where appeal dismissed as incompetent – where appeal concerned summary dismissal order under UCPR 13.4 – whether order interlocutory – whether leave required under Supreme Court Act 1970 s 101(2)(e) – where re-opening application dismissed by single judge of appeal – whether relevant error demonstrated – whether UCPR r 36.15(1) applicable – where allegation that respondents' submissions misled the Court Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 101 Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 19, 46, 101(2)(e), 105, 106, 107 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 13.1, 13.4, 42.7, 36.15, 51.2, 51.10, 51.41, 51.44, 51.53, 51.61 Cases Cited: Clarke v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 27 Kwon v Cha; Kwon v O'Neill [2015] NSWCA 111 Macatangay v New South Wales (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 272 McGinn v Cranbrook School [2015] NSWCA 378 McGinn v Cranbrook School (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 419 McGinn v Cranbrook School (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1485 McGinn v Cranbrook School [2016] HCA SL 50 Pi v Pierce and Attorney General for NSW [2015] NSWCA 118 Spies v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 Transglobal Capital Pty Ltd v Yolarno Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 136; 60 NSWLR 143 Wang v Johnston Vaughan [2015] NSWCA 35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sophia McGinn (Appellant) Cranbrook School (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J A Watson/ R J May (Respondent)