Oyston v St Patrick's College (No 3)

Case [2013] NSWCA 324


Court of Appeal


Supreme Court


New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Oyston v St Patrick's College (No 3) [2013] NSWCA 324
Hearing dates:On the papers
Decision date: 03 October 2013
Before: Macfarlan JA, Barrett JA, Tobias AJA
Decision:

1. In lieu of Order 3 made on 23 September 2013, set aside the judgment in favour of the appellant in the sum of $124,938.48 given and entered on 17 October 2011 and in lieu thereof enter judgment for the appellant in the amount of $162,207.34.

[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: PROCEDURE - parties agree on final order
Category:Consequential orders
Parties: Jazmine Oyston (Appellant/Cross-Respondent)
St Patrick's College (Respondent/Cross-Appellant)
Representation: Counsel:
H Marshall SC and G Smith (Appellant/Cross-Respondent)
R Sheldon SC and S Glascott (Respondent/Cross-Appellant)
Solicitors:
Lough & Wells Lawyers (Appellant/Cross-Respondent)
Makinson & d'Apice (Respondent/Cross-Appellant)
File Number(s):2012/16667
 Decision under appeal 
Citation:
Oyston v St Patrick's College [2011] NSWSC 269
Oyston v St Patrick's College [2011] NSWSC 826 (costs)
Before:
Schmidt J
File Number(s):
2007/265225

Judgment

  1. TOBIAS AJA: On 23 September 2013 the Court, relevantly, allowed the appeal in part and made the following order:

3. Set aside the judgment in favour of the appellant in the sum of $124,938.48 given and entered on 17 October 2011 and in lieu thereof enter judgment for the appellant in the amount to be determined by the parties in accordance with these reasons and conveyed to the Court within 7 days of the date of these orders.
  1. The parties have reached agreement as to the amount of damages and interest to which the appellant is entitled in accordance with our reasons in Oyston (No 2). That amount is $162,207.34 made up as follows:

Non-economic loss

$34,775.00

Past economic loss

$25,480.00

Past loss of superannuation

$2,802.80

Interest on past economic loss

$7,746.66

Future economic loss

$50.000.00

Future loss of superannuation

$5,500.00

Past out-of-pocket expenses

$3,876.30

Interest on past out-of-pocket expenses

$895.22

Future out-of-pocket expenses

$11,137.50

Interest on judgment

$19,993.86

  1. Accordingly, the Court now makes the following order:

In lieu of Order 3 made on 23 September 2013, set aside the judgment in favour of the appellant in the sum of $124,938.48 given and entered on 17 October 2011 and in lieu thereof enter judgment for the appellant in the amount of $162,207.34.

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Oyston v St Patrick's College (No 3) [2013] NSWCA 324
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[2013] NSWCA 324
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The appeal concerned a dispute between Oyston (the appellant) and St Patrick's College (the respondent). The parties had reached an agreement regarding the final orders to be made by the court. The matter came before the Court of Appeal of New South Wales, comprising Macfarlan and Barrett JJA and Tobias AJA.

The central legal issue before the court was the determination of the appropriate final judgment amount in favour of the appellant, following an agreement between the parties to vary an earlier judgment. This involved considering the court's power to set aside and vary existing judgments and orders, particularly in light of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005.

The court's reasoning was predicated on the parties' agreement to vary the original judgment. The court exercised its power under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 to set aside the previous judgment of $124,938.48 and substitute it with a new judgment amount. This decision reflects the court's ability to give effect to agreed outcomes between litigants, provided they fall within the court's procedural powers.

In lieu of the prior order, the court entered judgment for the appellant in the sum of $162,207.34.

Orders

Orders of the court

1. In lieu of Order 3 made on 23 September 2013, set aside the judgment in favour of the appellant in the sum of $124,938.48 given and entered on 17 October 2011 and in lieu thereof enter judgment for the appellant in the amount of $162,207.34.

[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.]

Background

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Decision

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Legal Principle Established

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