Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited v Tallevine Pty Ltd (as Trustee for the Thornleigh Trading Trust) [2019] NSWSC 1914

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited v Tallevine Pty Ltd (as Trustee for the Thornleigh Trading Trust) [2019] NSWSC 1914 Hearing dates: 30 October 2019, 31 October 2019 Date of orders: 29 September 2020 Decision date: 29 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: Direct the parties to bring Short Minutes of Order giving effect to the decision as summarised at [138]-[142] by Thursday, 8 October 2020. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – civil contempt – breach of orders – parties to orders – where question of operative orders – where difference between orders as made and orders as entered – where clerical error – where extrinsic material relevant to construction or orders - where effective orders are orders as made CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – dismissal of proceedings – where accompanied by application for strike out – question of no reasonable cause of action – where triable issues exist CIVIL PROCEDURE – defence - admissions – withdrawal – where party is a corporation – where application refused CIVIL PROCEDURE – pleadings – amendments – joinder of party – where questions of self-incrimination to natural person in contempt proceedings – where leave refused to join party CIVIL PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings – where order not necessary to preserve interests of administration of justice CIVIL PROCEDURE – discovery – objection to inspection – client legal privilege COSTS – where costs thrown away by abandoned application Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 87, 131, 133 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 – Australian Consumer law, s 131 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 417A Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) s 207 Motor Dealers Act 1974 (NSW)(repealed) Supreme Court Rules1970 (NSW) r 55.13(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.2(8), 28.5, 36.1A, 36.4, 36.11, 36.16, 36.17, 40.7 Suitors' Funds Act 1951 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Sch 4 cl 2 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Athens v Randwick City Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 58; [2005] NSWCA 317 ANS Nominees Pty Ltd v Beverly Manufacturing Co Pty Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 875 Australian Consolidated Press Limited v Morgan (1964) 112 CLR 483 Burrell v The Queen (2008) 238 CLR 218; [2008] HCA 34 Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Ltd (1990) 170 CLR 249; [1990] HCA 41 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Zhao (2015) 255 CLR 46; [2015] HCA 5 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Boral Resources (Vic) Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 375; [2015] HCA 21 Coward v Stapleton (1953) 90 CLR 573; [1953] HCA 48 Davies v Beyond Building Systems Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1282 Do Young Lee v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 455; [2014] HCA 20 Dowling v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (2018) 99 NSWLR 229; [2018] NSWCA 340 Doyle v Commonwealth of Australia (1985) 156 CLR 510; [1985] HCA 46 Environment Protection Authority v Caltex Refining Co. Pty Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 477; [1993] HCA 74 Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited v Tallevine Pty Ltd (as trustee for the Thornleigh Trading Trust) [2017] NSWSC 1703 Hinch v Attorney General for the State of Victoria [No 2] (1987) 164 CLR 15 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Limited v White City Tennis Club Limited; Walker Corporation Pty Limited v White City Tennis Club Limited (2010) 241 CLR 1; [2010] HCA 19 Kirkpatrick v Kotis (2004) 62 NSWLR 567; [2004] NSWSC 1265 Meissner v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 132; [1995] HCA 41 Mills v Futhem Pty Ltd (2011) 81 NSWLR 538; [2011] NSWCA 252 National Australia Bank Limited v Human Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1404 NCR Australia Pty Ltd v Credit Connection Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1118 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Limited [2013] NSWCA 71 Pemble v The Queen (1971) 124 CLR 107; [1971] HCA 20 Ransley v Commissioner of Taxation [2016] FCA 778 Reid v Howard & Ors (1995) 184 CLR 1; [1995] HCA 40 R v Boag (1994) 73 A Crim R 35 Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Brothers Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (2019) 99 NSWLR 317; [2019] NSWCA 11 Sorby v The Commonwealth (1983) 152 CLR 281; [1983] HCA 10 Vines v Djordjevitch (1955) 91 CLR 512; [1955] HCA 19 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd (2014) 86 NSWLR 674; [2014] NSWCA 170 Westpac Banking Corporation v Burke [2011] NSWSC 549 Witham v Holloway (1995) 183 CLR 525; [1995] HCA 5 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (Plaintiff) Tallevine Pty Ltd (as Trustee for the Thornleigh Trading Trust) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Katekar (Plaintiff) T Brennan with Mr M Darian-Smith (Defendant)