F Hannan Properties Pty Limited & Anor v Air Liquide Australia Limited & Anor [2003] NSWSC 493

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : F Hannan Properties Pty Limited & Anor v Air Liquide Australia Limited & Anor [2003] NSWSC 493 revised - 24/06/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 15/05/03; 19/05/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 June 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Shaw J DECISION : (1) Appeal dismissed; (2) Subject to argument, the first defendant is to pay the costs of the first plaintiff in respect of this appeal.

CATCHWORDS : Procedure - pleadings - whether an amendment to an original cause of action or an addition of a new cause of action - appeals from discretionary judgments LEGISLATION CITED : Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 (NSW) Asian Investments Corp v Symons (Unreported, NSWSC, Young J, 10 April 1996); Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1997) 186 CLR 541; Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; Hurrell v Queensland Cotton Corp Ltd [2003] NSWIRComm 139; CASES CITED : Inspector Raymond John Mobbs v Air Liquide (Aust) Limited (Unreported, IRC in Court Session, Fisher P, 7 April 1998); Ipex Graphics Pty Ltd v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207; Ketteman v Hansel Properties Ltd [1987] AC 189; Martin v Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 430; Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146; Robolledo v Royal & Sun Alliance Financial Services Ltd [2002] NSWSC 104; F Hannan Properties Pty Limited - First plaintiff PARTIES : General Newspapers Pty Limited - Second plaintiff Air Liquide Australia Limited - First defendant Willtrading Pty Limited - Second defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20344/99 COUNSEL : R Weber, SC with R Angyal - First plaintiff R Stitt, QC with G Seib - First defendant SOLICITORS : Holman Webb - First plaintiff PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal - First defendant