Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Limited [6] [2000] NSWSC 338

Reported Decision : [2000] 49 NSWLR 51

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Limited [6] [2000] NSWSC 338 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division, Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50113/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 13,14 April 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 April 2000

PARTIES : Idoport Pty Limited & anor (Plaintiffs) National Australia Bank Limited & ors (Defendants) JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

COUNSEL : TJ Hancock & RC Titterton (Plaintiffs) JA Halley (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Withnell Hetherington (Plaintiffs) Freehill Hollingdale & Page (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Practice and Procedure - Supreme Court Rules Amendment No. 337 - Detailed consideration of the Amendment against background of the Woolf Reforms in the United Kingdom - Overriding purpose to facilitate the just, quick and cheap resolution of the real issues in civil proceedings - Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to order use of technology - Inherent jurisdiction of Supreme Court to regulate its own proceedings so as to promote matters relating to convenience, expedition and efficiency in the administration of justice, includes directing or ordering the parties to use certain procedures, if the benefits derived from the use of such procedures justifies the costs and will ensure that the hearing proceeds quickly and efficiently - Order that proceedings be heard in the Technology Court LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (UK) Abse v Smith (1986) 1 QB 536 Arbuthnot Latham Bank Ltd v Trafalgar Holdings Limited [1998] 1 WLR 1426 Biguzzi v Rank Leisure Plc [1999] 1 WLR 1926 Christofi v Barclays Bank Plc [1999] TLR 487 Connolly v Director of Prosecutions (1964) AC 1244 Cowland & Kendrick v District Judges of the West John Fairfax and Sons v Police Tribunal (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 CASES CITED : Lombard NatWest Factors v Arbis (unreported, Chancery Division, 29 October 1999) MacDonald & Anor v Thorn Plc [1999] TLR 691 Mullan v Birmingham City Council [1999] TLR 573 O'Toole v Scott (1965) AC 939 Re Harry Jagdev & Co [1999] TLR 598 Re Mintz [1999] TLR 536 Shikari v Malik [1999] TLR 391 Stephenson (SBJ) Ltd v Mandy [1999] TLR 550 DECISION : Orders were made on 18 April 2000 requiring the parties to use the Technology Court for the hearing of the proceedings and identifying a number of particular matters such as the content of the electronic library to be prepared.