CURETON v BLACKSHAW SERVICES PTY LTD AND ORS [2002] NSWCA 187

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : CURETON v BLACKSHAW SERVICES PTY LTD AND ORS [2002] NSWCA 187 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40575/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 May 2002 23 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 June 2002

William H Cureton - Appellant Blackshaw Services Pty Ltd - First Respondent PARTIES : Jack Hicks - Second Respondent Hinemoa Pty Ltd - Third Respondent Hicks Holdings Pty Ltd - Fourth Respondent Hinemoa (Properties) Pty Ltd - Fifth Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Beazley JA at 120

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT 3750/92 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Palmer J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : C J Birch SC/A F Fernon - Appellant M J Slattery QC/R D Marshall - Respondents SOLICITORS : Grahame W Howe & Co - Appellant Henshaws - Respondents CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - cross-examination - trial Judge's refusal to allow further cross-examination on credit - incriminate witness - credit findings - Evidence Act 1995, s128 - INTEREST - compound interest - quarterly rests - Supreme Court Rules 1970, Schedule J - commercial rates of interest Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v K S Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 Alemite Lubrequip Pty Ltd v Adams (1997) 41 NSWLR 45 Attorney-General v Alford 4 De G M & G 843; (1855) 43 ER 737 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Burdick v Garrick (1870) 5 LR Ch App 233 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Hungerfords v Walker (1989) 171 CLR 125 CASES CITED: Jervis v Berridge (1873) LR 8 Ch App 351 Jones v Foxall (1852) 15 Beav 388; (1851) 51 ER 588 O'Sullivan v Management Agency Music Limited [1985] QB 428 Re Tennant Mortlock v Hawker (1942) 65 CLR 473 Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 75 ALJR 734 Southern Cross Commodities Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) v Ewing (1987) 11 ALR 818 Vyse v Foster (1842) 8 Ch App 309; (1874) LR 7 HL 318 Wallersteiner v Moir (No 2) [1975] QB 373 Warman International Ltd v Dwyer (1995) 182 CLR 544 DECISION : 1 The appellant to file and serve on or before 5 July 2002 proposed short minutes of order to reflect these reasons for judgment; 2 If the appellant's short minutes are not agreed the respondent to file and serve on or before 10 July 2002 short minutes of order to reflect the reasons for judgment; 3 The appeal stood over for mention before Sheller JA at 9.30 am on Friday, 12 July 2002 for the making of orders disposing of the appeal; 4 Liberty to the parties to apply in Chambers if agreement on the short minutes is reached before 12 July 2002.