MI Design P/L v Dunecar P/L [2000] NSWSC 968

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : MI Design P/L v Dunecar P/L [2000] NSWSC 968 revised - 18/10/2000 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4011/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 17 October 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 October 2000

MI Design Pty Limited (Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) PARTIES : Dunecar Pty Limited (ACN 083 651 781) (First Defendant/First Cross-Defendant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ACN 123 123 124) (Second Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Sean Patrick O'Connell (Third Cross-Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

M Pesman (Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) COUNSEL : L J Aitken (First Defendant/First Cross-Defendant) F Kunc (Second Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Ian D Elvy & Associaties (Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) SOLICITORS : Colbron & Associates (First Defendant/First Cross-Defendant) L E Taylor (Second Defendant/Cross-Claimant) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE — Late filing of an affidavit not permitted taking into account justice between the parties and the circumstances — "just, quick and cheap" LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules Pt 1 r3(1) CASES CITED : Bailey & Anor v Redebi Pty Limited & Anor ([1999] NSWSC 823, 13 August 1999, unreported) State of Queensland v JL Holdings (1997) 189 CLR 146 DECISION : Application refused.

REVISED — 18 October, 2000 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN EQUITY

SANTOW J

No. 4011/00 MI Design Pty Limited Plaintiff Dunecar Pty Limited (ACN 083 651 781) First Defendant Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ACN 123 123 124) Second Defendant Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ACN 123 123 124) Cross-Claimant Dunecar Pty Limited (ACN 083 651 781) First Cross-Defendant MI Design Pty Limited Second Cross-Defendant Sean Patrick O'Connell Third Cross-Defendant