Scott Anthony Harland v Yarrahapinni Community House Incorporated [2020] NSWSC 12

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Scott Anthony Harland v Yarrahapinni Community House Incorporated [2020] NSWSC 12 Hearing dates: 22 January 2020 Date of orders: 23 January 2020 Decision date: 23 January 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: See [62]. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Review of Registrar's decision – whether proceedings ought to be transferred from the District Court of New South Wales to Supreme Court– whether damages arising from claim for personal injury likely to exceed jurisdictional limit of District Court – where defendant belatedly opposed extended jurisdictional limit. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 15(3)(a); 140 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), ss 51(2)(b), 51(4) Cases Cited: Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis; Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v DM & BP Wiskich Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 443 Cubrilo v Veljovic [2015] NSWSC 367 Dodd v Wentworth Community Housing Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1424 Hawkins v Barkley-Brown [2010] NSWSC 48 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Judaline Marion Younes v QIC Ltd trading as Westpoint Blacktown [2012] NSWSC 451 Lazare v City of Sydney Council and Others [2015] NSWSC 1456 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61; [2007] NSWCA 369 Housing Commission (NSW) v Tatmar Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (1983) 3 NSWLR 378 Texts Cited: None Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Scott Anthony Harland (Plaintiff) Yarrahapinni Community House Incorporated (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Homes (Plaintiff) B Hull (Defendant)