Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors; Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v Donald Robert Argus; Idoport Pty Limited ("JMG") v National Australia Bank Limited [37] [2001] NSWSC 838

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors; Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v Donald Robert Argus; Idoport Pty Limited ("JMG") v National Australia Bank Limited [37] [2001] NSWSC 838 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50113/98; 50026/99; 3991/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 28/09/01, 2/10/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 October 2001

Idoport Pty Limited (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Market Holdings Pty Limited (Plaintiff) National Australia Bank Limited (Defendant) Donald Robert Argus (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

COUNSEL : Mr JJ Garnsey QC, Mr M Dicker, Mr R Titterton, Mr R Alkadamani (Plaintiffs) Mr T Bathurst QC, Mr R Smith SC, Mr H Insall SC, Mr J Halley (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Withnell Hetherington (Plaintiffs) Freehills (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - Just, quick and cheap overriding purpose rule - Case management procedures - Conduct of litigation not merely a matter for the parties but also one for the court - Public interest in the proper allocation of scarce resources as between courts - Extended litigation leading to one of three Commercial List Judges being unavailable to hear other cases for several years - Multiple experts - Procedure for Court appointed examiner to take cross-examination evidence from selected experts Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (UK) Evidence on Commission Act 1995 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Foreign Evidence Act 1994 (Cth Supreme Court Act (NSW) 1970 Supreme Court Rules (NSW) 1970 Ahmedi v Ahmedi ( 1991) 23 NSWLR 288 Alanbert Pty Ltd v Bulevi Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 610 Bangkok Bank Ltd v Swatow Lace Co Ltd [1963] NSWR 488 Berdan v Greenwood (1880) 20 Ch D 764 Bomanite Pty Ltd v Slatex Corp Australia Pty Ltd (1991) 32 FCR 379 Cambridge Credit Corp Ltd v Hutcheson (No 3) (1983) 8 ACLR 526 Chambers v Jobling (1986) 7 NSWLR 1 Clune v Watson [1882] Tarl 75 Coch v Allcock & Co 21 QBD 178 Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutions [1964] AC 1254 David Holdings Pty Ltd v Attorney General of the Commonwealth [(1994) 49 FCR 211 Devis v Turnbull (1822) 6 Madd 232, 56 ER 1080 Ehrman v Ehrman [1896] 2 Ch 611 at 616 Elna Australia Pty Ltd v International Computers (Australia) Pty Ltd (1987) 14 FCR 461 Garcin v Amerindo Investment Advisors Ltd [1991] 4 All ER 655 Hardie Rubber Co Pty Ltd v The General Tyre and Rubber Co (1973) 129 CLR 521 Harding v Bourke (2000) 48 NSWLR 598 Harman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1983] AC 280 Henderson v Primmer (1986) 68 ACTR 9 Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors (1999) NSWSC 828 Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2000) 49 NSWLR 51 CASES CITED : Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2000] NSWSC 338 Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2000] NSWSC 1215 Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2000] NSWSC 1250), Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2001] NSWSC 123 Idoport Pty Limited & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited & 8 Ors [2001] NSWSC 744 Joyce v Yeomans [1981] 1 WLR 549 Leda Holdings v Water Board (supra) Lord Belmore v. Anderson (1792) 2 Cox 288, 30 ER 134 Maynard v West Midlands Regional Health Authority [1984] 1 WLR 634 Milne v Benjafield & 3 Ors [2000] NSWSC 171 Moodalay v. Morton (1785) 1 Brown Ch Cas. 469, 28 ER 1245 Poschung v Jones 25/10/96, NSWSC, unreported, BC9606849 Sali v SPC Ltd (1993) 67 ALJR 841 Savcor Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWSC 596 State of Queensland v JL Holdings (1997) 189 CLR 146 The McKay Machinery Co Ltd v Turner and Another (1900) 16 WN (NSW) 192 Thorpe v. Macauley (1820) 5 Madd 218, 56 ER 877 Walt Disney Productions v H John Edwards Publishing Co Pty Ltd (1952) 69 WN (NSW) 281 WEA Records Ltd v Visions Channel 4 Ltd [1983] 1 WLR 721 Williams v Mutual Life Association of Australasia (1904) 4 SR (NSW) 677 Willis v Trequair (1906) 3 CLR 912 Wilsher v Essex Area Health Authority (1980) AC 1074 Woolf v Masius Wynne-Williams & D'Arcy Macmanus (Australia) Pty Ltd [1975] ACLD DT 98 (NSW SC) at 98 DECISION : Court appointed examiner to take cross-examination evidence from experts to be identified following further submissions.