Dodd v Wentworth Community Housing Limited [2017] NSWSC 1424

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dodd v Wentworth Community Housing Limited [2017] NSWSC 1424 Hearing dates: 17 October 2017 Date of orders: 17 October 2017 Decision date: 17 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Matter number 2015/277488 in the District Court of New South Wales be transferred to this Court under s 140 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW);

(2) Pleadings in the District Court may stand as pleadings in this Court;

(3) List the matter for directions before the Common Law Registrar at 9am, Friday 27 October 2017;

(4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the summons dismissed on 18 October 2016;

(5) The costs of this summons are the parties' costs in the cause. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Jurisdiction – Transfers to and from other courts – District and Local Courts – Personal injury – Whether damages likely to exceed $750,000 – Transfer ordered Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Cubrilo v Veljovic [2015] NSWSC 367 Younes v QIC Ltd (t/as Westpoint Blacktown) [2012] NSWSC 451 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mr Dallas Dodd (Plaintiff) Wentworth Community Housing Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Sciglitano (Plaintiff)

Solicitors: AJB Stevens Lawyers (Plaintiff) J Price, Meridian Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/281006 Publication restriction: Nil