Mistring Pty Ltd and Anor v Certain Underwriters at Lloyds and Anor [2017] NSWDC 394

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mistring Pty Ltd and Anor v Certain Underwriters at Lloyds and Anor [2017] NSWDC 394 Hearing dates: 24 November 2017 Date of orders: 15 December 2017 Decision date: 15 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Letherbarrow SC DCJ Decision: Extensions of time declined. Plaintiff's statement of claim dismissed. Catchwords: Extension of time for service of statement of claim; discretionary considerations; conscious decision not to serve statement of claim; length of delay; reasons for delay; whether delay deliberate; conduct of parties; prejudice Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act; ss 56-60 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules; r 1.12 and r 6.2(4)(b)(ii) Practice Note DC (Civil) Practice No. 1 Cases Cited: Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) [2009] NSWCA 104 Agricultural & Rural Finance Pty Limited v Kirk & Anor [2011] NSWCA 67 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Sharon Annette Taylor (1996) HCA 25; (1996) 186 CLR 541 Tolcher v Gordon [2005] NSWCA 153 Wakim v Coleman [2010] NSWCA 221 Andresakis and Skouteris trading as Andresakis & Associates v Alexus Holdings Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 294 Gordon v Norwegian Capricorn Line (Australia) Pty Ltd [2007] VSC 517 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mistring Pty Limited (First Plaintiff) Nabone Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) Certain Underwriters at Lloyds (First Defendant) Garaty Murnane Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Afshar (First and Second Plaintiffs) A Horvath (First and Second Defendants) ADC Legal Litigation Lawyers (First and Second Plaintiffs) Clyde & Co Australia (First Defendant) McCabes (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/86910 Publication restriction: None