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Judgment date
Case number
S159/1999
S160/1999
Before
Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Hayne, Callinan JJ
Catchwords
Negligence – Duty of care - Particular relationships - Sport - Administrators and players - Whether duty of care owed by rugby union rule-making body to players.
Private international law – Service out of jurisdiction - Service pursuant to Rules of Court - Discretion - Whether necessary to show a good arguable case - Setting aside service - Refusal to exercise jurisdiction.
Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) – Pt 10 rr 1A, 2 and 6A, Pt 11 r 8.