Glazier v Australian Men's Health (No.2) [2001] NSWSC 6

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Glazier v Australian Men's Health (No.2) [2001] NSWSC 6 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4905/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 & 31 August, 5 September 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 January 2001

Glazier Holdings Pty Ltd (P) Australian Men's Health Pty Ltd (D1) PARTIES : Graham Meehan (D2) Anthony Murphy (D3) Arthur Kevin Brain (D4) Treykell Pty Ltd (D5) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J

COUNSEL : P Dodson (P) M L Einfeld QC with F Gleeson (D2, D3 & D5)) SOLICITORS : Henry Davis York (P) Paul Bard (D2, D3 & D5) CATCHWORDS : EQUITY - taking of accounts - distinction between accounting for administration and accounting for profit - accounts of administration in common form and on footing of wilful default - when accounts for wilful default appropriate - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - res judicata and issue estoppel - scope of estoppels arising out of consent orders LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules Pt 40 r 9, Pt 42 r 12 Amalgamated Television Services v Marsden [1999] NSWCA 313 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Bartlett v Barclays Trust Co (No 2) [1980] Ch 539 Bartlett v Barclays Trust Co Ltd [1980] 1 Ch 515 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502 Coope v Carter (1852) 2 De G McN & G 297 Gava v Grljusich [1999] WASC 13 Job v Job (1877) 6 Ch D 562 Knott v Cottee (1852) 16 Beav 77 Mayer v Murray (1878) 8 Ch D 424 Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd v Harbord (1997) 69 SASR 75 CASES CITED : Partington v Reynolds (1858) 4 Drew 253 Pit v Cholmondeley (1754) 2 Ves 565 Pollnow v Armstrong [2000] NSWCA 245 Re Barclay [1899] 1Ch 674 Re Stevens [1898] 1 Ch 162 Re Symons (1882) 21 ChD 757 Re Tebbs [1976] 1 All ER 858 Re Wrightson [1908] 1 Ch 789 Re Youngs (1885) 30 Ch D 421 Russell v Russell (1891) 17 VLR 729 Sleight v Lawson (1857) 3 K & J 292 Taylor v Ansett Transport Industries Ltd (1987) 18 FCR 342 Warman International Ltd v Dwyer (1995) 182 CLR 544 Wilkinson v Feldworth Financial Services Pty Ltd (1998) 29 ACSR 642 DECISION : Plaintiffs' applications for directions as to accounts on basis of wilful default, and for amendment of statement of claim, granted.