NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Silbermann v CGU Insurance Limited Greaves v CGU Insurance Limited Rich v CGU Insurance Limited [2002] NSWSC 846 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50141/01; 50096/02; 50150/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 August 2002 & 4 September 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 September 2002
Mark Silbermann (Pltf) PARTIES : John Huyshe Greaves (Pltf) John David Rich (Pltf) CGU Insurance Ltd (Def) JUDGMENT OF : McClellan J
D L Williams (Pltf - Silbermann & Rich) COUNSEL : J B Simpkins SC/M A Jones (Pltf - Greaves) C Gee QC/A W Street SC (Def) J Rees ( ASIC) Piper Alderman (Pltf - Silbermann) SOLICITORS : Watson Mangioni (Pltf - Greaves) Ebsworth & Ebsworth (Pltf - Rich) Colin Biggers Paisley (Def) CATCHWORDS : INSURANCE - motion to strike out paragraphs of defence - construction of policy - former directors of a company in liquidation claim indemnity for defence costs in proceedings brought against them by ASIC - whether the use of particulars in defence was appropriate - principles applicable in strike out motion General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner of Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 124 CASES CITED : Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd [1936] 1 KB 697 Sims v Wran [1974] 1 NSWLR 317 Banque Commerciale SA In Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Limited (1970) 169 CLR 279 DECISION : See para 90
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION COMMERCIAL LIST
McCLELLAN J
WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2002
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