Geftlic v Merhi

[2011] NSWCA 241

Court of Appeal

Supreme Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:

Geftlic v Merhi & Ors [2011] NSWCA 241

Hearing dates:

6 July 2011

Decision date:

25 August 2011

Before:

Giles JA at [1], Young JA at [22], Handley AJA at [27]

Decision:

Application dismissed with costs.

[Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.]

Catchwords:

JUDICIAL REVIEW - application for certiorari - respondent brought proceedings in Local Court - assessor gave judgment in favour of respondent - applicant appealed to District Court on grounds of jurisdictional error and denial of procedural fairness - appeal dismissed - no relief in relation to Local Court proceedings when relying on same grounds as those in unsuccessful appeal to District Court - (per Giles JA) relief refused as matter of discretion - (per Handley AJA, Young JA agreeing) decision of District Court created binding issue estoppels - no relief in relation to District Court proceedings - (per curiam) no jurisdictional error or error of law on the face of the record.

Cases Cited:

Craig v The State of South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163;
Hockey v Yelland [1984] HCA 72, (1984) 157 CLR 124;
Jackson v Goldsmith [1950] HCA 22, 81 CLR 446;
Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 1;
Marginson v Blackburn BC [1939] 2 KB 426 CA, 438;
Meagher v Stevenson (1993) 40 NSWLR 736;
Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2009] NSWCA 434; (2008) 263 ALR 556;
Ramsey v Pigram [1968] HCA 34; (1968)118 CLR 271;
Watt (formerly Carter) v Ahsan [2007] UKHL 51, [2008] 1 AC 696;
Wishart v Fraser (1941) 64 CLR 470.

Texts Cited:

Wade & Forsyth, Administrative Law, 9th ed (Oxford University Press, 2004)

Category:

Principal judgment

Parties:

Layla Hassan Geftlic - Applicant
Mariam Merhi - First Respondent
Local Court of New South Wales - Second Respondent
District Court of New South Wales - Third Respondent

Representation:

Applicant in person (assisted by J M Patel)
U Coustas (Solicitor) - First Respondent
Submitting appearances - Second and Third Respondents
Applicant in person
Lexington Law Group Pty Ltd - First Respondent
I V Knight, Crown Solicitor - Second and Third Respondents

File Number(s):

CA 2010/337205

 Decision under appeal 

Citation:

Geftlic v Merhi (Garling DCJ, 14 August 2009, unreported)

Date of Decision:

2009-08-14 00:00:00

Before:

Garling DCJ

File Number(s):

1175/09

Judgment

1. GILES JA : This is an application for relief in the nature of certiorari. The applicant claims orders quashing a decision in the Small Claims Division of the Local Court…