Adelaide Concrete Cutting & Drilling Pty Ltd v Marino [2021] NSWSC 1034

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adelaide Concrete Cutting & Drilling Pty Ltd v Marino [2021] NSWSC 1034 Hearing dates: 9 August 2021 Date of orders: 17 August 2021 Decision date: 17 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: Refuse the first defendant's application to transfer proceedings to the Queensland Supreme Court. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – cross-vesting – transfer to other Supreme Court – where relief sought invokes the Court's inherent jurisdiction in respect of breach of legal professional obligations by solicitor registered in New South Wales – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (NSW), s 5(2) Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), ss 8(1), 13(2)(a), 78 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 44.5 Cases Cited: Asciano Services Pty Ltd v Australian Rail Track Corp Ltd [2008] NSWSC 652 Bankinvest AG v Seabrook (1988) 14 NSWLR 711 BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz (2004) 221 CLR 400; [2004] HCA 61 Finstro Securities Pty Ltd v Gosatti [2021] NSWSC 635 James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd v Barry (2000) 50 NSWLR 357; [2000] NSWCA 353 McIlraith v Ilkin [2007] NSWSC 911 PEP Community Services Inc (t/as PEP Community Services) v Job Futures Ltd [2008] FCA 1264 Plantagenet Wines Pty Ltd v Lion Nathan Wine Group Australia Ltd [2006] FCA 247 Santos Ltd v Helix Energy Services Pty Ltd (2009) 28 VR 595; [2009] VSC 282 Slater v Smith (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 763 Taurus Funds Management Pty Limited v Aurox Resources Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1223 Techtronic Industries Pty Ltd v Mitre 10 Australia Ltd [2008] NSWSC 740 Valceski v Valceski [2007] NSWSC 440 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Adelaide Concrete Cutting & Drilling Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Giovanni Antonio Parrella (Second Plaintiff) Frank Marino (First Defendant) Renaldo Tommaso Polo (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Baron Levi (Plaintiffs) A Jamieson (Second Defendant)