Metal Manufactuers v Nautitech P/L & 2 Ors [2001] NSWSC 1128

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Metal Manufactuers v Nautitech P/L & 2 Ors [2001] NSWSC 1128 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20291/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 December 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 December 2001

Metal Manufacturers Limited (PLaintiff) Nautitech Pty Limited (First Defendant) PARTIES : Richard Terrence Tamba (Second Defendant)

Mariusz Krzysztof Dudzik (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr S A Kerr (PLaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr C Birch SC (Defendants) Phillips Fox (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Thurlow Fisher Bankstown (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Dismiss proceedings for want of prosecution LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules Birkett v James [1977] 2 All ER 801; AC 297 at 318 Witten v Lombard Australia Ltd (1968) 88 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 405 Southern Cross Exploration NL v Fire & All Risks Insurance Co Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 491 CASES CITED : McKenna v McKenna [1984] VR 665 Stollznow v Calvert [1980] 2 NSWLR 749 Grovit & Ors v Doctor & Ors [1997] 2 All ER 417 Securum Finance Ltd v Ashton [2001] Ch 291 DECISION : (1) Paragraph 3 of the amended notice of motion filed 14 November 2001 in relation to subpoenae is stood over generally; (2) The defendants are to file and serve a defence on or before 14 January 2002; (3) The plaintiff is to file and serve DCM documents and experts reports on or before 29 March 2002; (4) The defendants are to pay the plaintiff's costs.