Eades v Endeavour Energy [2018] NSWSC 801

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Eades v Endeavour Energy [2018] NSWSC 801 Hearing dates: 17 February 2017 Date of orders: 21 July 2017 Decision date: 25 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: Motions for security for costs dismissed Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – costs – security for costs – representative proceedings – where lead plaintiff impecunious – where no litigation funder – nature of claims – personal injury – where claims are genuine – not possible to conclude at this preliminary stage that plaintiff has a weak case – late timing of applications after conclusion of opt out process – benefits to defendants in claims being litigated as representative proceedings – consideration of whether proceedings would be stultified – no order for security for costs Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (2003) 130 FCR 317 Daniel Rory de Groot (an infant by his tutor Arlena Van Oosten) v The Nominal Defendant [2004] NSWCA 88 De Jong v Carnival PLC [2016] NSWSC 347 Johnston v Endeavour Energy [2016] NSWSC 1132 Madgwick v Kelly [2013] FCAFC 61; (2013) 212 FCR 1 Phillips Electronic Australia Pty Ltd v Matthews [2002] NSWCA 157; (2002) 54 NSWLR 598 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Laurence Kevin Eades (P) Endeavour Energy (D) Asplundh Tree Expert (Australia) Pty Ltd (D2) Pinnacle Career Development Pty Ltd (D3) Representation: Counsel: A Fraatz (P) Dr A Bell SC / H Pintos-Lopes (D1) T A Berberian (D2, D3)