Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Michael John Wilkins & 3 Ors [2001] NSWSC 1192

Reported Decision : (2002) 12 ANZ Insurance Cases 90-111

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Michael John Wilkins & 3 Ors [2001] NSWSC 1192 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4881/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/10/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 December 2001

Perpetual Trustee Company Limited ACN 000 001 007 (Plaintiff) Michael John Wilkins (First Defendant) PARTIES : David O'Bryen (Second Defendant) Tyndall Australia Limited ACN 000 015 949 (Third Defendant) Royal & Sun Alliance Life Assurance Australia Limited ACN 008 413 545 (Fourth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

COUNSEL : P L Dodson (Plaintiff) P M Wood (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Henry Davis York (Plaintiff) Freehills (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE -- Preliminary discovery of identity of insurer unsuccessfully sought under Pt 3 r 1 Supreme Court Rules on basis that arguable case not demonstrated against defendants -- Other relevant considerations such as effective remedy and viable defendant. LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW) s6 Supreme Court Rules Pt 3 r 1 Allied Pastoral Holdings Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Andjelkovic v AFG Insurances Ltd (1980) 47 FLR 348 Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd v Price Waterhouse (1996) 68 SASR 19 British Steel v Granada Television Limited [1981] AC 1096 Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd v Lissenden (1987) 18 NSWLR 411 CASES CITED : Cojuangco v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd (1988) 165 CLR 346 Kinzett v McCourt (1999) 32 NSWLR 32 National Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [1981] 1 NSWLR 400 Spain v Metropolitan Meat Industry Board [1971] 1 NSWLR 91 Stewart v Miller [1979] 2 NSWLR 128 Survival & Industrial Equipment (Newcastle) Pty Ltd v Owners of the vessel "Alley Cat" (1992) 36 FCR 129 DECISION : Preliminary discovery denied.