Sullivan v Van der Broek [1999] NSWSC 1177

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Sullivan v Van der Broek [1999] NSWSC 1177 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Common Law Division Professional Negligence List FILE NUMBER(S) : 20402 of 1997 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 November 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 December 1999

Peter Hunt (First Appellant) Simon Alderson-Hicks (Second Appellant) PARTIES : Harley Fraser (Third Appellant) Douglas Alan Perry (Fourth Appellant) William John Sullivan (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court (Master) LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Master Harrison

N. Cotman SC (First, Second and Third Appellants) COUNSEL : A. Colefax (Fourth Appellant) B. Walker SC with him C Loveday (Respondent) Kelvin D. Currie (First, Second and Third Appellants) SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Fourth Appellant) Clayton Utz (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Supreme Court procedure - amendment - amendment to names of parties - substitution of 9 defendants (including original 5 defendants) for original 5 defendants - whether within Pt20 r4(3) - appeal from Master's order allowing amendment - appeal allowed Bridge Shipping Pty Ltd v Grand Shipping South Australia (1991) 173 CLR at 231 Evans Constructions Co Limited v Charrington & Co Limited [1983] QB 810 CASES CITED : Fernance v The Nominal Defendant (1989) 17 NSWLR 710 Greentree v G.D. Searle & Company (unreported 31 July 1992) Hayward v Darling Downs Aircraft Services Pty Ltd [1993] 2 QdR 153 Mitchell v Harris Engineering Company Limited [1967] 2 QB 703 DECISION : Appeal allowed