Philips Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd. v. Matthews [2002] NSWCA 157

Reported Decision : (2002) 54 NSWLR 598

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Philips Electronics Australia Pty. Ltd. v. Matthews [2002] NSWCA 157 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40504/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 March 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 May 2002

PARTIES : Philips Electronics Australia Pty. Limited - claimant Clive Matthews - opponent JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Sheller JA at 14; Hodgson JA at 26

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC10435/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Karpin DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr. C. Leahy for claimant Mr. K. Andronos for opponent SOLICITORS : Deacons, Sydney for claimant B.A. Chora & Company, Parramatta for opponent CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - District Court - Security for costs - Stay of proceedings - Abuse of process - Whether stay can be ordered unless security provided, in cases outside categories in respect of which security may be ordered. LEGISLATION CITED : District Court Act ss.8, 9, 156, 161 District Court Rules Part 40 Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. v. Amalgamated Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1 Australasian Memory Pty. Ltd. v. Brien (2000) 200 CLR 270 Barton v. The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 75 Castanho v. Brown & Root (UK) Ltd. [1981] AC 557 David Grant & Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Westpac Banking Corp (1995) 184 CLR 265 Director of Public Prosecutions v. Shirvanian 91998) 44 NSWLR 129 Doyle v. The Commonwealth (1985) 156 CLR 510 Federal Commission of Taxation v. Citibank Ltd. (1989) 85 ALR 588 Grassby v. The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 23 Jago v. District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 1 CASES CITED: John Fairfax & Sons Limited v. Police Tribunal of NSW (1986) 5 NSWLR 465 John Fairfax Group Ltd. v. Local Court of New South Wales (1992) 26 NSWLR 131 Lane v. Willis [1972] 1 WLR 326 Melville v. Craig Nowlan & Associates Pty. Ltd. [2002] NSWCA 32. Merribee Pastoral Industries Pty. Ltd. v. ANZ Banking Group Ltd. (1998) 193 CLR 502 Morris v. Hanley [2000] NSWSC 957 Morris v. Hanley [2001] NSWCA 374 Palmer v. Clarke (1989) 19 NSWLR 158 Pearson v. Naydler [1977] 1 WLR 899 Powell v. Taylor (1885) 31 Ch D 34 Rajski v. Computer Manufacture & Design Pty. Ltd. [1982] 2 NSWLR 443 S v S [1972] AC 24 DECISION : 1. Leave to appeal granted 2. Subject to a Notice of Appeal being filed within 7 days, appeal allowed; 3. Orders of Karpin DCJ made on 21st June 2001 set aside, and matter remitted to the District Court for further consideration in accordance with these reasons as to whether the second order sought in the Notice of Motion should be granted 4. Opponent to pay claimant's costs of the appeal, and to have a suitors fund certificate if otherwise entitled.