Morris v Hanley [2000] NSWSC 957

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Morris v Hanley [2000] NSWSC 957 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2650/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 25/08/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 August 2000

Janine Morris (P) Jack Norman Hanley (D1) Geoffrey Donald Reid (D2) Lynda Maree Cole (D3) Christine Valmae Hayward (D4) PARTIES : Anthony Bodycote (D5) Robyn Janelle Haydon (D6) Daphne Olive Boyd (D7) Beverley Joy Armfield (D8) Gayle Hanley (D9) Cecil Bellchambers (D10) Mariani Holdings Pty Limited (D11) JUDGMENT OF : Young J

COUNSEL : J Clarke (P) D Stack (D) SOLICITORS : Mark Fraser (P) Parker & Kissane (D) CATCHWORDS : EQUITY [1]- Maxims- Equity will not assist a volunteer- Exceptions- EQUITY [36]- Fiduciary obligations- Duty to inform- Defendants loaned Government money on basis that all employees of company would benefit- Defendants failed to inform some employees- Defendants made profits- Whether defendants accountable- PROCEDURE [670]- Security for costs- Evidence that action partly motivated by its harassment value- Factors considered as to whether security should be taken. Ackroyd v Smithson (1780) 1 Bro CC 503; 28 ER 1262 Australian Building Construction Employees v Commonwealth Trading Bank [1976] 2 NSWLR 371 Chang v Comcare Australia [1999] FCA 1677 Corin v Patton (1990) 169 CLR 540 Dillwyn v Llewelyn (1862) 4 De GF & J 517; 45 ER 1285 Duffield v Elwes (1827) 1 Bli (NS) 497; 4 ER 959 Fletcher v Commissioner for Taxation (1992) 37 FCR 288 Hartigan Nominees Pty Ltd v Rydge (1992) 29 NSWLR 405 Holt v Bishop of Winchester (1694) 3 Lev 47; 83 ER 570 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Kolback Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 CASES CITED : Logan v Bank of Scotland (No 2) [1906] 1 KB 141 McHenry v Lewis (1883) 22 Ch D 397 MA Productions Pty Ltd v Austarama Television Pty Ltd (1982) 7 ACLR 97 Metropolitan Bank Ltd v Pooley (1885) 10 App Cas 210 Montague v Bath (1693) 3 Ch Cases 55; 22 ER 963 Orr v Lusute Pty Ltd (1987) 72 ALR 617 Phipps v Boardman [1967] 2 AC 46 Powell v Taylor (1885) 31 Ch D 34 Rajski v Computer Manufacture & Design Pty Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 443 Rydge v Hartigan Nominees Pty Ltd (Young J 10.10.1990) Strong v Bird (1874) LR 18 Eq 315 Tradestock Pty Ltd v TNT (Management) Pty Ltd (1977) 14 ALR 52 Wagner v Mears (1829) 3 Sim 127; 57 ER 947 DECISION : See para 44