Davies v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWSC 230

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Davies v State of New South Wales [2020] NSWSC 230 Hearing dates: 5 February 2020 Date of orders: 16 March 2020 Decision date: 16 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) There is to be a separate determination of the following issues before the substantive hearing:

(a) whether the plaintiff should be granted an extension of time pursuant to the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW); and

(b) whether a declaration should be made that the plaintiff was disabled within the meaning of s 52 of the Limitation Act between November 1999 and December 2012.

(2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS — Application for extension — Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) — Where the plaintiff police officer suffered psychiatric injuries in the police force

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — Separate determination — Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.2 — Application to consider extension of time and whether the plaintiff was disabled separately from and before the substantive hearing Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 11, 50C, 52, 58, 60C, 60G Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.2 Cases Cited: Adams v Ascot Iron Foundry Pty Ltd (1968) 72 SR (NSW) 120 Brisbane Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Cartledge v E Jopling & Sons Ltd [1963] 1 All ER 341; [1963] AC 758 Commonwealth v Smith [2005] NSWCA 478 Cranbrook School v Stanley [2002] NSWCA 290 Crawley v Vero Insurance Ltd [2012] NSWSC 593 Dowell Australia Pty Ltd v Page (unreported, NSWCA, 1 December 1995) Dowell Australia Pty Ltd v Page (unreported, NSWCA, 1 December 1995) Dowell Australia Pty Ltd v Page (unreported, NSWCA, 1 December 1995) Guthrie v Spence [2009] NSWCA; (2009) 78 NSWLR 225 Idoport Pty Ltd & Anor v National Australia Bank & Ors [2000] NSWSC 1215 John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Rogerson (2000) 203 CLR 503; (2000) 172 ALR 625 John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Rogerson (2000) 203 CLR 503; (2000) 172 ALR 625 Johnson v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 1591 Kotulski v Attard [1981] 1 NSWLR 115 New South Wales v Harlum [2007] NSWCA 120 Olive v Johnstone [2006] NSWCA 21 Perre v Apand Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 180; [1999] HCA 36 Saunders v Jackson [2009] NSWCA 192 Scarcella v Lettice (2000) 51 NSWLR 302; [2000] NSWCA 289 Southwell v Bennett [2010] NSWSC 1372 State of New South Wales v Bennie [2005] NSWCA 172 State of New South Wales v Lepore (2003) 212 CLR 511; [2003] HCA 4 Tepko Pty Limited v Water Board (2001) 206 CLR 1; [2001] HCA 19 Wardley Australia Ltd v State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514; (1992) 109 ALR 247 Wells v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] NSWSC 148 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Paul Davies (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A P L Naylor (Plaintiff) M Hutchings (Defendant)