El-Husseini v Saadie [2016] NSWDC 359

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: El-Husseini v Saadie [2016] NSWDC 359 Hearing dates: 9 December 2016 Date of orders: 14 December 2016 Decision date: 14 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) The plaintiff's Statement of Claim filed on 18 January 2016 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the second defendant's costs of the Notice of Motion filed on 24 August 2016 and the costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. (3) The parties have liberty to apply on two business days' notice to vary the order in (2) above. Catchwords: Motor accident claim – tort – negligence – failure by the plaintiff to make a claim within six months after the date of the accident – whether the plaintiff has a full and satisfactory explanation for the delay in making the claim Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dijakovic v Perez [2015] NSWCA 174 Ellis v Reko Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 319 Karambelas v Zaknic (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 433 Lyu v Jeon [2012] NSWCA 446 Nominal Defendant v Browne [2013] NSWCA 197 Smith v Grant [2006] NSWCA 244 Walker v Howard [2009] NSWCA 408 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohamed El-Husseini (Plaintiff) Suzan Saadie (First Defendant) Insurance Australia Limited trading as NRMA Insurance (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Williams (Plaintiff) K P Rewell SC (Second Defendant)