Angelo De Jong v Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer & Anor [2018] NSWDC 176

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Angelo De Jong v Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer & Anor [2018] NSWDC 176 Hearing dates: 8 June 2018 Decision date: 29 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Joinder of proposed second defendant refused. For orders see [79] Catchwords: Joinder of party out of time. Limitation defence. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Limitation Act 1969 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Workers Compensation Work Injury Management Act Cases Cited: Baker-Morrison v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWCA 35 Bostik Australia Pty Limited v Liddiard & Or [2009] NSWCA 167 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Gower v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 132 Itek Graphix v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Salvation Army (South Australia Property Trust) v Rundle [2008] NSWCA 347 State of New South Wales v Gillett [2012] NSWCA 83 Steven Galea v AMP Capital Investors Limited and Glad Cleaning Services Pty Limited [2015] NSWDC 65 Strasburger Enterprises Pty Limited t/as Kuix Food Stores v Serna [2008] NSWCA 354 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Angelo De Jong (Plaintiff) Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer (First Defendant) CPB Contractors Pty Limited (formerly known as Leighton Contractors Pty Limited) (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: V Jurisich (Plaintiff) M Strachan (First Defendant) S J Walsh (Proposed Second Defendant)