Wellington v Lawler [2019] NSWSC 284

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wellington v Lawler [2019] NSWSC 284 Hearing dates: 06, 07, 09 March 2018 Date of orders: 19 March 2019 Decision date: 19 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed;

(2) The plaintiff will pay the defendant's costs of and incidental to the Summons, but not costs associated only with the defendant's Notice of Motion;

(3) The Court will hear the parties on any special or different order for costs and reserves same. Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – TORT – MOTOR ACCIDENT – "full and satisfactory explanation" – explanation not satisfactory from after July 2013 – summons dismissed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57 Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW) Motor Accidents Act 1998 (NSW), ss 40A, 43, 52, 79 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151Z Cases Cited: Blatch v Archer (1774) 98 ER 969 Figliuzzi v Yonan [2005] NSWCA 290 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Russo v Aiello (2003) 215 CLR 643; [2003] HCA 53 Walker v Howard (2009) 78 NSWLR 161; [2009] NSWCA 408 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nathan Wellington (Plaintiff) William Huxley Lawler (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B J Gross QC with T J Boyd (Plaintiff) K P Rewell SC (Defendant)