Mohammed Buhora by his Tutor Sheilana Buhora v Iftyaz Ali Khan; Ziabudeen Buhora v Iftyaz Ali Khan; Sheilana Buhora v Iftyaz Ali Khan [2019] NSWDC 517

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mohammed Buhora by his Tutor Sheilana Buhora v Iftyaz Ali Khan; Ziabudeen Buhora v Iftyaz Ali Khan; Sheilana Buhora v Iftyaz Ali Khan [2019] NSWDC 517 Hearing dates: 13 August 2019 Date of orders: 13 August 2019 Decision date: 13 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) The Notice of Motion filed by the second defendant on 5 April 2019 is dismissed. (2) In respect of the Notice of Motion filed by the plaintiff on 29 April 2019, leave is granted nunc pro tunc pursuant to ss 73 and 109 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) to the plaintiff to file and continue with the proceedings. (3) The costs of each of the Notices of Motion are costs in the cause between the plaintiff and the second defendant. (4) Listed before the Judicial Registrar on 28 August 2019 at 9.30am. Catchwords: Torts – negligence – motor vehicle accident – whether a full and satisfactory explanation for the plaintiffs' delay – whether due inquiry or search made – assessment of damages likely to be awarded to the adult plaintiffs Legislation Cited: Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbondandolo v GIO of New South Wales (unreported, 16 December 1994, Master Malpass) Bird v Connell [2016] NSWDC 376 Budge v Kimmorley [1991] 14 MVR 245 Cavanagh v Nominal Defendant [1959] 100 CLR 375 Choukor v Spiroski [2016] NSWDC 358 Dijakovic v Perez [2015] NSWCA 174 Eades v Gunestepe [2012] NSWCA 204 Hogan v Greenwood [1996] 23 MVR 531 Karambelas v Zaknic (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 433 Lyu v Jeon [2012] NSWCA 446 Margaret Baker v Ross Baker [2017] NSWDC 93 McLennan v Nominal Defendant [2014] NSWCA 332 Nicholas v Webb [1991] 13 MVR 487 Nominal Defendant v Browne [2013] NSWCA 197 Nominal Defendant v Meeks [2012] NSWCA 66 Oztan v New South Wales Ministerial Corporation [1995] 23 MVR 259 Sinclair v Darwiche [2010] NSWCA 196 Smith v Grant [2006] 67 NSWLR 735 Walker v Howard [2009] 78 NSWLR 161 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mohammed Buhora by his Tutor Sheilana Buhora (Plaintiff 2018/00208539) Ziabudeen Buhora (Plaintiff 2018/00208547 Sheilana Buhora (Plaintiff 2018/00208604) Iftyaz Ali Khan (First Defendant) NRMA Insurance (Nominal Defendant) Representation: Counsel: V Tzatzagos (Plaintiffs) M Luong (Solicitor) (First Defendant) B Wilson (Nominal Defendant)