Morris v Hanley [2003] NSWSC 92

Morris v Hanley [2003] NSWSC 92

The court corrected a factual error in the previously delivered judgment regarding financial losses, clarified the process for submitting further evidence on costs, and held that further submissions, including those from the plaintiff's brother-in-law, do not affect the substantive decision already reached.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 February 2003
Procedural Posture
Equity / Post Judgment; Correction of Reasons and Orders
Outcome
Judgment for defendants on plaintiff's claims generally
Legal Topics
['correction of Reasons' 'costs' 'address for Service']
['procedure'] ['correction of Reasons' 'costs' 'address for Service']

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Procedural Posture

Equity / Post Judgment; Correction of Reasons and Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether reasons for judgment should be corrected due to inadvertent error' 'Process for submission of further evidence on costs' 'Whether additional submissions affect substantive judgment']

Ratio Decidendi

The court corrected a factual error in the previously delivered judgment regarding financial losses, clarified the process for submitting further evidence on costs, and held that further submissions, including those from the plaintiff's brother-in-law, do not affect the substantive decision already reached.

Court Disposition

Judgment for defendants on plaintiff's claims generally

Orders

  • ['Judgment for defendants; direct entry of judgment' 'Argument on costs fixed for 28 April 2003 at 10am before Hamilton J' 'Directions for service of affidavits regarding costs: plaintiff by 20 March 2003, defendants by 3 April 2003' "Plaintiff's undertaking noted up to and including 28 April 2003" "Liberty to...