Sogelease v Griffin [2002] NSWSC 1099

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Sogelease v Griffin [2002] NSWSC 1099 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2105/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 29/10/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 November 2002

Sogelease Australia Limited - First Plaintiff SG Australia Ltd - Second Plaintiff David James Griffin - First Defendant Maree Griffin - Second Defendant PARTIES : Michael Sullivan - Third Defendant Cindy Sullivan aka Cynthia Sullivan - Fourth Defendant Sportingbet Australia Pty Ltd - Fifth Defendant Donald Harry t/as Number One Betting Shop Agents - Sixth Defendant Number One Betting Shop Limited - Seventh Defendant Iasbet.comPty Ltd - Eighth Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

Mr G C Lindsay SC/Mr A S McGrath - Plaintiffs Mr A W Street SC - First Defendant COUNSEL : Mr M A Bradford - Second Defendant Mr R J Weber SC - Third and Fourth Defendants Mr N L Manousaridis - Eighth Defendant Piper Alderman - Plaintiffs North & Badgery - First Defendant SOLICITORS : Watts McCray Lawyers - Second Defendant MWA Lawyers Pty Limited - Third and Fourth Defendants Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Eighth Defendant CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - stay of proceedings - whether possibility of criminal charges against defendants warrants stay LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Beecee Group v Barton (1980) 5 ACLR 33 Caesar v Somner [1980] 2 NSWLR 929 Halabi v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) 17 NSWLR 26 Jefferson Ltd v Bhetcha [1979] 1 WLR 898 CASES CITED : McMahon v Gould (1982) 7 ACLR 202 Philippine Airlines v Goldair (Australia) Pty Ltd [1990] VR 385 P T Garuda Indonesia Ltd v Grellman (1994) 48 FCR 252 Rochfort v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1972] 1 NSWLR 16 Re Saltergate Insurance Co Ltd (1980) 4 ACLR 733 Yuill v Spedley Securities Ltd (1992) 8 ACSR 272 DECISION : Application for stay of proceedings dismissed