Boele v Norsemeter Holding AS [2002] NSWCA 363

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Boele v Norsemeter Holding AS [2002] NSWCA 363 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40476/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 and 4 October 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 November 2002

PARTIES : Pieter Boele - Appellant Norsemeter Holding AS - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Giles JA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 50173/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Einstein J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : A W Street SC & F A Rogers - Appellant Dr A S Bell - Respondent SOLICITORS : Hogan Geikie Poole - Appellant Gadens - Respondent CATCHWORDS : Action on foreign judgment - defendant aware of foreign trial in which he was successful but not aware of appeal reversing the result - application for summary judgment in action on foreign judgment - question of defendant submitting to jurisdiction of appellate court - question of natural justice in relation to appellate proceedings - whether arguable case on either question - whether defendant set up "mode of notification" as to appellate proceedings such that notice to former foreign lawyers satisfied requirements of natural justice - whether foreign procedure established whereby notice to foreign lawyers was sufficient - held arguable case that did not receive natural justice - summary judgment not available. D Brockley Cabinet Co Ltd v Pears (1972) 20 FLR 333; Copin v Adamson (1874) LR 9 Exch 345 (Court of Exchequer); (1875) 45 LJNS 15 (Court of Appeal); Damberg v Damberg (2001) 52 NSWLR 492; Re Dooney (1993) 2 Qd R 362; Esso China Inc v Chan Wing Mou [1999] VSC 294; CASES CITED: Igra v Igra (1951) P 404; Jeannot v Fuerst (1909) 25 TLR 424; Lazard Brothers & Co v Midland Bank Ltd (1933) AC 289; Sultan of Johore v Abubakar Tunku Aris Bendahar (1952) AC 318; The Sussex Peerage Case (1844) 11 Cl & Fin 85; (1844) 8 ER 1034); Terrell v Terrell (1971) VR 155; Vallee v Dumerg (1849) 4 Ex 290; 154 ER 1221. DECISION : (1) Grant leave to appeal and direct notice of appeal be filed within 7 days; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) Set aside order 1 made by Einstein J on 1 May 2002; (4) Plaintiff's notice of motion filed on 23 November 2001 dismissed with costs; (5) Appellant pay respondent's costs of the application for leave to appeal and the appeal, and have a certificate under the Suitors Fund Act if qualified.