Idoport Pty Ltd & Anor v National Australia Bank Ltd & 8 Ors; Idoport Pty Ltd & Market Holdings Pty Ltd v Donald Robert Argus; Idoport Pty Ltd "JMG" v National Australia Bank Ltd [21] [2001] NSWSC 427

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Idoport Pty Ltd & Anor v National Australia Bank Ltd & 8 Ors; Idoport Pty Ltd & Market Holdings Pty Ltd v Donald Robert Argus; Idoport Pty Ltd "JMG" v National Australia Bank Ltd [21] [2001] NSWSC 427 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50113/98; 50026/99; 3991/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 23/05/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 May 2001

Idoport Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) PARTIES : National Australia Bank Ltd (Defendant) Donald Robert Argus (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

COUNSEL : JJ Garnsey QC, M Dicker, R Titterton (Plaintiff) T Bathurst QC, H Insall, (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Withnell Hetherington (Plaintiff) Freehills (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Mediation of civil proceedings - party not consenting to order - compulsory order for mediation - Principles - meaning of obligation to mediate in good faith - Overriding purpose of Supreme Court Rules - Just, quick and cheap resolution of issues in civil proceedings Courts Legislation (Mediation and Evaluation) Amendment Act 1994 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s.110K Supreme Court Rules - Part 1, Rule 3; Part 7B; Aiton Australia v Transfield Pty Ltd [1999] 153 FLR 236 AWA Ltd v Daniels t/as Deloitte Haskins and Sells, unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 24 Feb 1992 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering v Dare Sutton SA Supreme Court [2000] SASC 159 Hopcroft v Olsen SA Supreme Court [1998] SASC 7009 CASES CITED : Idoport Pty Ltd v NAB (1999) NSWSC 828 Idoport Pty Ltd v NAB (2000) 49 NSWLR 51 Kilthistle No. 6 v Austwide Homes Federal Court [1997] 1383 FCA Morrow v Chinadotcom NSW Supreme Court [2001] NSWSC 209, and on application for leave to appeal [2001] NSWCA 82 Waterhouse v Perkins [2001] NSWSC 13 DECISION : Short Minutes to be brought in to reflect proposed order that parties refer disputes to mediation.