Aqua Botanical Beverages (Australia) Pty Ltd v Botanical Water Technologies Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 435

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Aqua Botanical Beverages (Australia) Pty Ltd v Botanical Water Technologies Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 435 Hearing dates: 1 April 2022 Decision date: 13 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Ball J Decision: (1) The notice of motion filed on 9 March 2022 be dismissed; (2) The second and third plaintiffs pay the defendants' costs of the motion; (3) The matter be stood over for directions on 22 April 2022. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Amendment — Application by second and third plaintiffs to join more plaintiffs where the first plaintiff is in liquidation and it is not clear whether the liquidators want to pursue the claim — Separate representation of co-plaintiffs Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Companies Code (Qld) Cases Cited: Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 238 CLR 304; [2009] HCA 25 Cart Provider Pty Ltd v Park [2016] QSC 277 In the matter of Imperium Projects Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 141 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Ltd [1999] FCA 56; (1999) ATPR 41-679 Lewis v Daily Telegraph Ltd (No 2) [1964] 2 QB 601 MDA National Ltd v Medical Defence Australia Ltd [2014] FCA 954 Parbery v QNI Metals Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 83 Webb v Stanfield [1991] 1 Qd R 593 Wedderburn v Wedderburn (1853) 17 Beav 158; 51 ER 993 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Aqua Botanical Beverages (Australia) Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) David Driver (Second Plaintiff) Ambrosios Kambouris (Third Plaintiff) Botanical Water Technologies Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Botanical Water Technologies Ltd (Second Defendant) Botanical Water Technologies IP Ltd (Third Defendant) My Co Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Terry Paule (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Thomas SC with H Atkin (Second and Third Plaintiffs) J Evans QC with A Purton (Defendants)