Wecker v Davison

[2020] NSWCA 264

NSW Court of Appeal

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Court of Appeal
3. › Leave to appeal
4. › No issue of principle
5. › No arguable error
6. › Leave refused
7. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(e)
1. Limitation of Actions
2. › Defamation
3. › One-year limitation period
4. › Maximum extension of three years
5. › Whether personal circumstances relevant to extension
6. › Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 14B, 56A(2)
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Summary dismissal
3. › Whether order for summary dismissal is interlocutory or final
4. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4

Quick Take

This case confirms the well-established position that s 56A(2) of the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) imposes an absolute three-year cap on extensions for defamation claims regardless of the applicant's personal circumstances.