Ernesto Tucci v Austral Rock Milling Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) and Anor [2007] NSWDDT 10

Ernesto Tucci v Austral Rock Milling Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) and Anor [2007] NSWDDT 10

The plaintiff was not entitled to judgment because the offer of compromise did not comply with the governing Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulations 2007: it stated that it was made under r20.26 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rather than bearing the required statement that it was made in accordance with cl 86. The offer therefore had no effect under the regulation and did not trigger cl 90. In any event, if the offer had been valid and capable of being read as an offer to settle on a provisional basis, the defendants would have been granted leave to withdraw it because the evidence showed they intended to offer settlement on a full and final basis and it would be unjust to enforce...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 July 2007
Procedural Posture
Dust Diseases Claim for Provisional Damages Under S11 a of the Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 / Interlocutory Motions Concerning Entry of Judgment on an Accepted Offer of Compromise and Leave to Withdraw the Offer
Outcome
Plaintiff's motion dismissed; no order made on the defendants' motion unless necessary, in which case the defendants have leave to withdraw the offer of compromise; plaintiff ordered to pay the defendants' costs of the motion for entry of judgment, with that costs order stayed pending final resolution of the matter.
Legal Topics
['offer of Compromise' 'provisional Damages' 'withdrawal of Offer After Acceptance' 'unilateral Mistake' 'entry of Judgment' 'costs of Interlocutory Application']
['dust Diseases' 'civil Procedure' 'costs'] ['offer of Compromise' 'provisional Damages' 'withdrawal of Offer After Acceptance' 'unilateral Mistake' 'entry of Judgment' 'costs of Interlocutory Application']

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Procedural Posture

Dust Diseases Claim for Provisional Damages Under S11 a of the Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 / Interlocutory Motions Concerning Entry of Judgment on an Accepted Offer of Compromise and Leave to Withdraw the Offer

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the defendants' offer of compromise was a valid offer under the procedure governing offers of compromise in the Dust Diseases Tribunal" 'Whether the plaintiff was entitled to judgment under r20.27(3) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 following acceptance of the offer' 'If the offer were valid, whether leave should be granted to withdraw it on the basis of mistake' 'Whether the offer was to settle on a provisional damages basis or on a full and final basis' 'What costs order should be made on the interlocutory application']

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff was not entitled to judgment because the offer of compromise did not comply with the governing Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulations 2007: it stated that it was made under r20.26 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rather than bearing the required statement that it was made in accordance with cl 86. The offer therefore had no effect under the regulation and did not trigger cl 90. In any event, if the offer had been valid and capable of being read as an offer to settle on a provisional basis, the defendants would have been granted leave to withdraw it because the evidence showed they intended to offer settlement on a full and final basis and it would be unjust to enforce...

Court Disposition

Plaintiff's motion dismissed; no order made on the defendants' motion unless necessary, in which case the defendants have leave to withdraw the offer of compromise; plaintiff ordered to pay the defendants' costs of the motion for entry of judgment, with that costs order stayed pending final resolution of the matter.

Orders

  • ["The plaintiff's motion that judgment be entered pursuant to the offer of compromise is dismissed." "No order is made on the defendants' motion to withdraw the offer of compromise." 'If an order on withdrawal is necessary, the defendants have leave to withdraw the offer of compromise.' "The plaintiff is to pay the...