Choukor v Spiroski [2016] NSWDC 358

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Choukor v Spiroski [2016] NSWDC 358 Hearing dates: 5 December 2016 Date of orders: 13 December 2016 Decision date: 13 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) That the Notice of Motion filed by the defendant on 20 July 2016 is dismissed. (2) That the defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the Notice of Motion filed 20 July 2016; (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 6 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: Buller v Black [2003] NSWCA 45 Dijakovic v Perez [2015] NSWCA 174 Ellis v Reko Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 319 Figliuzzi v Yonan [2005] NSWCA 290 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; 78 NSWLR 161 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fatima Choukor (Plaintiff) Riste Spiroski (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Daley (Plaintiff) B Wilson (Defendant)