New South Wales Racing Pty Limited v TAB Limited [2002] NSWSC 725

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : New South Wales Racing Pty Limited v TAB Limited [2002] NSWSC 725 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50084/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 18/07/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 July 2002

PARTIES : New South Wales Racing Pty Limited (Plaintiff) TAB Limited (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

COUNSEL : MJ Leeming (Plaintiff) PJ Brereton (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz (Plaintiff) Freehills (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Commercial - Arbitration - complex agreement between the parties contained a dispute resolution clause - dispute heard by arbitrator pusuant ot arbitration clause - unsuccessful party sought to appeal the award - application of s.38 of the Commerical Arbitration Act 1984 (NSW) - separate determination of whether plaintiff is required to obtain leave to appeal pursuant to s.38 of the Act - legislative history of the section discussed - question of leave to appeal under s.38 should be heard in advance of the hearing of the substantive appeal LEGISLATION CITED : Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules Australian National Industries Ltd v Spedley Securities Ltd (in liq) (1992) 26 NSWLR 411 CBS Productions Pty Ltd v O'Neill [1985] 1 NSWLR 601 Century Medical v THLD Ltd [2000] NSWSC 5 Constructions Pty Ltd v Health Administration Corporation of NSW (1994) 12 BCL 104 Dunstan v Simmie & Co Pty Ltd [1978] VR 669 Hadid v Australis Media Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, 29 March 1996) Horizons Corporation Pty Limited v Lahey Constructions Pty Limited (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 27 November 1998) CASES CITED : Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Limited [2000] NSWSC 1215 Law Society of NSW v Bruce (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, 23 April 1996) Natoli v Walker (unreported Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal, 26 May 1994) Parramatta Stadium Trust v Civil and Civic Pty Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, 27 August 1996) Promenade Investments Pty Limited v State of New South Wales (1992) 26 NSWLR 203 Rajski v Carson (1988) 15 NSWLR 84 Story of Sydney Pty Ltd v Ling (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW 15 November 1994) Tallglen Pty Ltd v Pay TV Holdings Pty Ltd (1996) 22 ACSR 130 DECISION : The orders of the court are as follows: 1. I make order one in the Notice of Motion filed on 12 July 2002. 2. I order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of the motion.