Colagrossi v Transport for NSW [2019] NSWSC 493

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Colagrossi v Transport for NSW [2019] NSWSC 493 Hearing dates: 29 April 2019 Date of orders: 29 April 2019 Decision date: 03 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Order that the Amended Defence filed on 5 April 2019 be confirmed. (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the Motion Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Notice of Motion to file an Amended Defence – public and private nuisance claims – whether the claims are "apportionable claims" – whether the court should strike out a proportionate liability defence at this stage of the proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 ASF Resources Ltd v Clark [2014] NSWSC 252 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69, (1964) 112 CLR 125 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v CTC Group Pty Ltd (No.2) [2013] NSWCA 58 Reinhold v NSW Lotteries Corporation (No.2) [2008] NSWSC 187; (2008) 82 NSWLR 762 Texts Cited: Annotated Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) (3rd Edition, 2018) Fleming's Law of Torts (10th Edition, 2011) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Rosa Maria Colagrossi (P) Transport for NSW (D and 1st X-C) Altrac Light Rail 1 Pty Ltd and Altrac Light Rail 2 Pty Ltd and Altrac Light Rail 3 Pty Ltd t/as Altrac Light Rail Partnership (1st X-D) Acciona Infrastructure Australia Pty Ltd (2nd X-D) Representation: Counsel: C H Withers / A M Hochroth (P) N Owens SC / J Hutton / N Simpson (D) HJA Neal (1st X-D) J Giles SC / J Arnott (2nd X-D)