Pantzer v Cockburn [2000] NSWSC 870

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Pantzer v Cockburn [2000] NSWSC 870 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1169 of 2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 August 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 August 2000

Warren Pantzer - as trustee of a deed of assignment of the assets of Geoffrey Keith Strong under Part X of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Plaintiff/Third Cross-Defendant) Grant Manners Cockburn (Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Clas Olaf Einberg (Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) Paul Lucas (Defendant/Third Cross-Claimant) PARTIES : Harry Vilnis Hanzen (Defendant/Fourth Cross-Claimant) John David Cowley (Defendant/Fifth Cross-Claimant) Craig Manners Cockburn (Defendant/Sixth Cross-Claimant) Matthew John Rowe (Defendant/Seventh Cross-Claimant) Leslie Raymond Fleming (First Cross-Defendant) Geoffrey Keith Strong (Second Cross-Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1

Mr J T Johnson (Plaintiff/Third Cross-Defendant) COUNSEL : Mr G Laughton (Defendants/Cross-Claimants) No Appearance (First Cross Defendant) Mr F Gleeson (Second Cross Defendant) Robinson Creais (Plaintiff/Third Cross-Defendant) SOLICITORS : Coleman & Grieg (Defendants/Cross-Claimants) No Appearance (First Cross-Defendant) T W Williams (Second Cross-Defendant) CATCHWORDS : PARTNERSHIP - DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP - claim for referral to Master for the taking of accounts of the partnership assets and judgment for amount found due - judgment resisted on ground of contingent liability of defendant partners for liability of former partner to dealings under power of attorney - no claim commenced against former partner or defendant partners - no basis to delay judgment LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 DECISION :