Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1352

Rodriguez & Sons Pty Ltd v Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority t/as Seqwater (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1352

The July 2016 hearing had to be vacated because continuing delays in service of the plaintiff's complex hydrological model meant the defendants could not reasonably be expected to meet the case relying on that model; maintaining the date would waste considerable costs and needlessly tie up Court resources, and the parties did not wish to pursue separation of issues as a way to preserve the hearing date.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 September 2015
Procedural Posture
Class Action / Procedural Ruling on Listed Hearing Date
Outcome
Hearing listed in July 2016 vacated; no hearing date allocated on 14 September 2015.
Legal Topics
['hearing Date Vacated' 'case Management' 'hydrological Expert Evidence' 'common Questions' 'duty, Breach and Causation']
['civil Procedure' 'class Actions'] ['hearing Date Vacated' 'case Management' 'hydrological Expert Evidence' 'common Questions' 'duty, Breach and Causation']

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Procedural Posture

Class Action / Procedural Ruling on Listed Hearing Date

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the hearing listed to commence in July 2016 should be vacated because of delays in service of the plaintiff's hydrological model and accompanying expert evidence." 'Whether questions of duty and breach should be separated from causation so that the July 2016 hearing could proceed on some common issues.']

Ratio Decidendi

The July 2016 hearing had to be vacated because continuing delays in service of the plaintiff's complex hydrological model meant the defendants could not reasonably be expected to meet the case relying on that model; maintaining the date would waste considerable costs and needlessly tie up Court resources, and the parties did not wish to pursue separation of issues as a way to preserve the hearing date.

Court Disposition

Hearing listed in July 2016 vacated; no hearing date allocated on 14 September 2015.

Orders

  • ['The hearing listed in July 2016 is vacated.' 'No further hearing date is allocated on 14 September 2015.']