Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors; Idoport Pty Limited and Market Holdings Pty Limited v Donald Robert Argus; Idoport Pty Limited "JMG" v National Australia Bank Limited & Ors [46] [2001] NSWSC 1023

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors; Idoport Pty Limited and Market Holdings Pty Limited v Donald Robert Argus; Idoport Pty Limited "JMG" v National Australia Bank Limited & Ors [46] [2001] NSWSC 1023 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50113/98; 50026/99; 3991/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 8/11/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 November 2001

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

COUNSEL : Mr JJ Garnsey QC, Mr M Dicker, Mr R Titterton, Mr R Alkademani (Plaintiff) Mr T Bathurst QC, Mr J Sackar QC, Mr R Smith SC, Mr H Insall SC, Mr J Halley (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Withnell Hetherington (Plaintiff) Freehills (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - Just, quick and cheap overriding purpose rule - Case management procedures - Public interest in the proper allocation of scarce resources as between courts - Extended litigation leading to one of three Commercial List Judges being unavailable to hear other cases for several years - Multiple experts - Procedure for Court appointed examiner to take cross-examination evidence from selected experts LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2001] NSWSC 661 CASES CITED : Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2001 NSWSC 744 Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2001] NSWSC 838 DECISION : Order that the cross-examination of Mr Lloyd and of Mr Richards-Carpenter be taken in Sydney before an examiner and be so taken on a date and at a time to be fixed by the Court. Ancillary orders made.