Hansen v Sedrak [2017] NSWLC 4

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hansen v Sedrak [2017] NSWLC 4 Hearing dates: 17 March 2017 Decision date: 24 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Assessor Olischlager Decision: Motion dismissed Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEEDINGS – notice of motion - setting aside judgment entered by consent – splitting a cause of action – insurance – subrogation - Morganite principle – good faith Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 24 Cases Cited: Across Australia Finance v Bassenger [2008] NSWSC 799 Baltic Shipping Co v Merchant "Mikhail Lermontov" (1994) 36 NSWLR 361 Chand v Zurich Australian Insurance Limited [2013] NSWSC 102 De Armas v Peters [2015] NSWSC 1050 Kaporis v Riddington [2011] NSWLC 35 Kendell v Carnegie & Ors [2006] NSWCA 302; (2006) 68 NSWLR 193 Morganite Ceramic Fibres Pty Ltd v Sola Basic Australia Ltd (1988) 5 ANZ Ins Cas 60-883 Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corp v Hooker Electrochemical Co (1925) 147 NE (2d) Peters v De Armas (unreported, Local Court of NSW, 16 April 2014) State Government Insurance Office (Queensland) v Brisbane Stevedoring Pty Ltd (1969) 123 CLR 228 Sola Basic Australia Ltd v Morganite Ceramic Fibres Pty Ltd [1989] NSWCA 187 Sydney Turf Club v Crowley [1971] 1 NSWLR 724 Taylor v Johnson (1983) 151 CLR 422 Woodside Petroleum Development Pty Ltd v H & R-E & W Pty Ltd (1999) 20 WAR 380 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Geraldine Hansen (first plaintiff) Apirada Pudpongpun (second plaintiff)