C & M Antoniou Pty Ltd v Baker & Co Ingredients Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 301

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: C & M Antoniou Pty Ltd v Baker & Co Ingredients Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 301 Hearing dates: 24 March 2023 Date of orders: 3 April 2023 Decision date: 03 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) The summons is dismissed; (2) The applicants to pay the respondents' costs of the proceedings; (3) Liberty to either party to apply for a different order for costs on or before 14 April 2023 by lodging any necessary evidence in affidavit form and written submissions, not exceeding two pages in length by hardcopy delivered to the chambers of Campbell J. The opposing party to lodge any evidence and submissions not exceeding two pages in length in opposition to the application on or before Friday 21 April 2023. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — application for preliminary discovery — fire during manufacturing process — escape of fire to adjoining property — whether sufficient information to decide whether to commence negligence proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5B, 5D, 5I, 35A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 5.3 Cases Cited: Arnaout v Arnaout [2019] NSWSC 565 Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty Ltd (1994) 179 CLR 520; [1994] HCA 13 Hatfield v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (2010) 77 NSWLR 506; [2010] NSWCA 69 O'Connor v O'Connor [2018] NSWCA 214 St George Bank Limited v Rabo Australia Limited [2004] FCA 1360; (2011) ALR 147 Category: Principal judgment Parties: C & M Antoniou Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Irwin Packaging Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Baker & Co Ingredients Pty Ltd (First Defendant) The Trustee for the Baker Family Trust trading as Baker & Co Ingredients (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Berberian (Plaintiffs) JC Lee (Defendants)