Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1193

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1193 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 December 2002

3081/97 Peter Lawrence Lewis (P) Lamru Pty Ltd (Applicant) Kation Pty Ltd (Respondent) Brian Raymond Silvia (Liquidator) PARTIES : 1750/02 Lamru Pty Limited (P) Kation Pty Limited (D1) Peter Lawrence Lewis (D2) Mark Lewis (D3) Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq) (D4) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

N A Cotman SC & J T Johnson (Kation P/L & P L Lewis) COUNSEL : S J Motbey (Lamru P/L) V R Gray (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) No appearance (M Lewis) Kemp Strang (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) SOLICITORS : Lyons & Lyons (Lamru P/L) Abbott Tout (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (M Lewis) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE [112] - Supreme Court procedure - Procedure under Supreme Court Rules - Evidence - Other matters - Application to use at trial evidence taken earlier in the proceedings - Principles applicable. LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Part 36 r 5(2)(b) Complete Technology Pty Limited v Toshiba (Australia) Pty Limited (1994) 53 FCR 125 Instant Colour Pty Ltd v Canon Australia Pty Ltd FCA R D Nicholson J 13 April 1995 unreported CASES CITED : Printing Telegraph and Construction Company of the Agence Havas Ltd v Drucker [1894] 2 QB 801 Telnet Pty Limited v Takapana Investments Pty Limited (1994) 51 FCR 520 Wentworth v Rogers (No 12) (1987) 9 NSWLR 400 DECISION : Leave granted to use at trial evidence taken at earlier trial of separate questions in same proceedings.