NSW Caselaw
District Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Nicolson v Florida [2016] NSWDC 260 Hearing dates: 20 October 2016 Date of orders: 20 October 2016 Decision date: 20 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant s 56A Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), extend time for the commencement of these proceedings to 29 July 2016. (2) Costs to be costs in the cause. (3) Plaintiff's proposed amended statement of claim to be served on the defendant within 7 days. (4) Matter stood over to the Defamation List on 3 November 2016 for further directions and/or argument if necessary. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – application for extension of time to commence proceedings – plaintiff unaware of publication until after expiry of limitation period – defendant neither consents to nor opposes the orders sought – extension of time granted Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 56A Cases Cited: Ahmed v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 676 Cassar v Network Ten Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 680 Rayney v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2010] WASC 83 Sun v Hojunara International Group (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1050 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Geoffrey Christopher Nicolson Defendant: Robert Christian Florida Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr B Goldsmith (solicitor) Defendant: Ms E Hitchen (solicitor)
Solicitors: Plaintiff: Goldsmiths Lawyers Defendant: Turner Freeman Lawyers File Number(s): 2016/229034 Publication restriction: None
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