Mariala Estates Ltd v Athanasi & Ors [2001] NSWSC 1013

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Mariala Estates Ltd v Athanasi & Ors [2001] NSWSC 1013 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12299/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 November 2001

Mariala Estates Ltd (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : Marius Kosta Athanasi & Takis Athanasi (First Defendant)

Eleni Antoni Kappou & Antonis Kappou (Second defendants) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

LOWER COURT Supreme Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 12299/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Registrar Jupp JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr G F Cohen (Plantiff) Mercuri & Co (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : N/A (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Registration of foreign judgment - Cyprus - Review of Registrar's decision Supreme Court Rules LEGISLATION CITED : Administration of Justice Act 1924 (NSW) Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act (NSW) Administration of Justice Bill Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment Pty Ltd v Emhart Australia Pty Ltd (NSWSC unreported, Master Malpass, 18 December 1992) Westpac Banking Corporation v Abemond Pty Ltd & Westpac Banking Corporation v Cameron (NSWSC unreported, Santow J, 3 November 1994) Modern Woodcraft Pty Ltd v Nett (NSWSC unreported, Young J, 7 March 1997) McKelvey v Meagher (1906) 4 CLR 265 CASES CITED : Oceanic Sunline Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay (1988) 165 CLR 197 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 CRA Ltd v Cigna Insurance Australia Ltd (1996-97) 189 CLR 345 Goliath Portland Cement Co Ltd v Bengtell & Anor (1994) 33 NSWLR 414 Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd [1987] AC 460 DECISION : (1) The decision of Registrar Jupp in relation to the judgment of 8 October 1998 is upheld; (2) I decline to register the judgment dated 15 December 1995 of the District Court of Limassol, Cyprus in action No 5999/95 between Mariala Construction Co Ltd renamed to Mariala Estates Ltd of Limassol, (the applicant) and Eleni Antoni Kappou and Antonis Kappou, (the respondents).