Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1063

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1063 revised - 14/11/2002 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 November 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 November 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 [101] - Supreme Court procedure - Procedure under Supreme Court Rules - Amendment - Justice between parties - Impact on Court efficiency - Possibility of issues of Anshun estoppel if amendment refused. LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 237 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100; 67 ER 313 CASES CITED : Macquarie Bank Ltd v National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 543 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Proprietary Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589 DECISION : Additional cross claims should be allowed to be added but ordered to be tried separately and subsequently.