Honeywell Ltd v Acciona Infrastructure Projects Australia Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 663

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Honeywell Ltd v Acciona Infrastructure Projects Australia Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 663 Hearing dates: 3 May 2023 Date of orders: 20 June 2023 Decision date: 20 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Rees J Decision: Motion dismissed. Catchwords: EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SERVICE — hospital defects dispute — maintenance manager commences proceedings against builder — related proceedings between hospital operator and builder — complex transaction documents — settlement discussions underway — ex parte application to extend time for service — principles at [80]-[83] —builder seeks to set aside orders. EX PARTE APPLICATIONS — failure to disclose arbitration agreement — material non-disclosure, principles at [72]-[79] — whether duty of candour extended to potential problem that, by time of extension application, arbitration may be time-barred — exercise discretion not to set aside orders for non-disclosure. Legislation Cited: Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) s 8(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 1.12, 6.24, 36.16(2)(b) Cases Cited: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Allam (2016) ALR 595; [2016] HCA 3 Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2009] NSWCA 104 Brags Electrics Ltd v Gregory [2010] NSWSC 1205 Brink's Mat Ltd v Elcombe [1988] 3 All ER 188; [1988] 1 WLR 1350 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor [1996] HCA 25; (1996) 186 CLR 541 CPB Contractors Pty Ltd v DEAL S.R.L. [2021] NSWSC 820 DFD Rhodes Pty Ltd v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [2022] WASCA 97 Hunter v Hanson [2014] NSWCA 263 Ipoh v TPS Property No 2 [2004] NSWSC 289 John Holland Pty Ltd v Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 451 Locker Group Pty Ltd v HEA Australia Pty Ltd [2015] VSC 752 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v The State of Western Australia [2020] QSC 344 Natural & Gray Pty Ltd v Lane Cove Business Park Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 274 Onslow Salt Pty Ltd v Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation [2018] FCAFC 118 Palaris Mining Pty Ltd v Short [2012] QSC 224 Principal Financial Group Pty Ltd v Vella [2011] NSWSC 327 Savcor Pty Ltd v Cathodic Protection International APS (2005) 12 VR 639; [2005] VSCA 213 Strata Plan 92450 v JKN Para 1 Pty Ltd & Anor [2022] NSWSC 958 Tolcher v Gordon [2005] NSWCA 153 Walter Rau Neusser Oel Und Fett AG v Cross Pacific Trading Ltd [2005] FCA 955 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Honeywell Ltd (Plaintiff/Respondent) Acciona Infrastructure Projects Australia Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Applicant) Lendlease Building Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: Mr L Shipway (Plaintiff/Respondent) Mr M Sheldon (First and Second Defendants/Applicants)