GRIFFIN David James v SOGELEASE AUSTRALIA LIMITED & ORS [2002] NSWCA 421

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : GRIFFIN David James v SOGELEASE AUSTRALIA LIMITED & ORS [2002] NSWCA 421 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41105/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 December 2002

PARTIES : DAVID JAMES GRIFFIN V SOGELEASE AUSTRALIA LIMITED & ORS JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA; Ipp JA; Davies AJA

Claimant: Mr A W Street SC Mr G T Wembler Opponent/Resp: 1st: G.C.Lindsay SC COUNSEL : Opponent: 2nd: R. Benjamin (Sol) (Submitting Appearance) Opponents,3rd,4th,5th,7th: J McNamara (Sol) Opponent: 8th: N Manousiridis

Claimant/App: North & Badgery SOLICITORS : Opponent/Resp: 1st: Aper Alderman Lawyers Opponent/Resp: 2nd: R. Benjamin (Sol) (Submitting Appearance) Opponents/Resp: 3rd,4th,5th,7th: Corrs Chambers Westgarth CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - stay whether civil proceedings should be stayed when criminal prosecution likely LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 - s.84 Halabi v Westpac Banking Corp (1989) 17 NSWLR 26 PT Garuda Indonesia Pty Ltd v Grellman (1994) 48 FCR 252 Jefferson Limited v Bhetcha [1979] 1 WLR 898 CASES CITED: Yuill v Spedley Securities Limited (in Liq) [1992] 8 ACSR 272 McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR SC (NSW) 202 Rochfort v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1972] 1 NSWLR 16 Cameron's Unit Services Pty Ltd v Whelpton & Assoc Pty Ltd (1984) 59 ALR 754 DECISION : See paragraph 20. [ORDERS MADE 19 DECEMBER 2002, REASONS DATED 20 DECEMBER 2002]