Marquette v Byrne & 7 Ors [2001] NSWSC 148

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Marquette v Byrne & 7 Ors [2001] NSWSC 148 revised - 14/03/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3563/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 05/03/2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 March 2001

Atlantic Computer Enterprises Pty Limited (ACN 060 417 950) and the Corporations Law John Raymond Marquette (Plaintiff; Cross-Defendant) Mathew Neil Byrne (First Defendant; First Cross-Claimant) Tony Zaknic (Second Defendant; Second Cross-Claimant) PARTIES : Atlantic Computer Enterprises Pty Limited (ACN 060 417 950 (Third Defendant; Third Cross-Claimant) Power Logic Solutions Pty Limited (ACN 077 334 537) (Fourth Defendant) BMZ Properties Pty Limited (ACN 979 739 776) (Fifth Defendant) Anthony Protich (Sixth Defendant) Computer Broking & Finance Pty Limited (ACN 067 642 096) (Seventh Defendant) Atlantic Limited (Incorporated In the Republic of Vanuatu) (Eighth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Santow J

J E Thomson/N Newton (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : J Sleight (First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth Defendants) D J Parton (Sixth Defendant) Manfred Dougall & Company (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Gilbert & Tobin (First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth Defendants) Henry Davis York (Sixth Defendant) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE — Pt 32A Supreme Court Rules — Striking out proceedings for failure to take any step in the court file for twelve months in the absence of special circumstances — Steps taken only in related proceedings — Appeal from Master — Relevant considerations by way of special circumstances — "Just, quick and cheap" as an overriding purpose of the Rules — undertakings required for future expeditious prosecution. LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 s63; s75A Supreme Court Rules Pt 32A CASES CITED : State Rail Authority of NSW v Earthline Constructions Pty Limited (in liq) (1999) 73 ALJR 386 DECISION : Appeal upheld.