RIPPON v CHILCOTIN [2001] NSWCA 142

Reported Decision : 53 NSWLR 198

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : RIPPON v CHILCOTIN [2001] NSWCA 142 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40229/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 July 2001

PARTIES : Paul Rippon v Chilcotin Pty Ltd and Gemeden Pty Ltd and Peter Lever JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Handley JA at 2; Heydon JA at 38

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 5665/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Price DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Appellant - Ms C E Adamson COUNSEL : Respondents 1 and 2 - Mr T Jucovic QC/Mr J Burchett Respondent 3 - Submitting Appearance Appellant - Phillips Fox SOLICITORS : Respondents 1 & 2 - John M Fitzgerald & Associates Respondent 3 - Hunt & Hunt CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - abuse of process - res judicata - defendant not party to earlier proceedings - plaintiffs seeking to re-litigate issue they lost in earlier proceedings against new defendant - action dismissed as abuse LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act Haines v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1995) 43 NSWLR 404 James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd v Barry (2000) 50 NSWLR 357 Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 App Cas 665 Arthur J S Hall & Co v Simons [2000] 3 WLR 543 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 CASES CITED: Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589 Trawl Industries Pty Ltd v Effem Foods Pty Ltd (1992) 36 FCR 406 Morris v Wentworth-Stanley [1999] QB 1004 (CA) Sandtara v Abigroup Ltd (1997) 42 NSWLR 5 State Bank of NSW Ltd v Stenhouse Ltd (1997) Aust Tort Rep 81-423 R v O'Halloran (2000) 36 ACSR 315 DECISION : Appeal allowed. Orders made