Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd v Brand & 5 Ors; Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd v Kelliher & 3 Ors; Kalifair Pty Ltd & 3 Ors v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd & 3 Ors; McLean Tecnic Pty Ltd & 1 Or v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd & 3 Ors No 2 [2004] NSWCA 162

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd v Brand & 5 Ors; Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd v Kelliher & 3 Ors; Kalifair Pty Ltd & 3 Ors v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd & 3 Ors; McLean Tecnic Pty Ltd & 1 Or v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd & 3 Ors No 2 [2004] NSWCA 162 revised - 4/06/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : On written submissions JUDGMENT DATE : 25 May 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA; Ipp JA; McColl JA DECISION : See para [20]

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Complex proceedings - Costs of appeal - Orders to be made - Whether proceedings should be remitted to the trial judge or another commercial list judge - Wording of the question to be remitted - Whether leave should be granted to allow enforcement of costs orders. ND LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974, ss 52, 82, 87(2)(ba) CASES CITED : Fletcher v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1991) 173 CLR 1 Kalifair Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 737 (CA) 40832/02) Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (Appellant) Graham Leonard Brand (First Respondent) Robert Edward Chambers (Second Respondent) Christopher Gerard Kelliher (Third Respondent) Roeturn Pty Limited (Fourth Respondent) Morrow No 1 Pty Ltd (Fifth Respondent) Nesyear Pty Limited (Sixth Respondent) CA 40833/02) Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (Appellant) Christopher Gerard Kelliher (First Respondent) Ian Michael Smith (Second Respondent) Hametron Pty Limited (Third Respondent) Dellfan Pty Limited (Fourth Respondent) PARTIES : (CA 40838/02) Kalifair Pty Ltd (First Appellant) Kalinick Pty Limited (Second Appellant) Divome Properties Pty Limited (Third Appellant) Toltex Human Resources Pty Limited (Fourth Appellant) Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (First Respondent) Digi-Tech Equities Limited (Second Respondent) Digi-Tech Communications Limited (Third Respondent) John Anthony Reid (Fourth Respondent) (CA 40840/02) McLean Tecnic Pty Ltd (First Appellant) A I McLean Pty Limited (Second Appellant) Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (First Respondent) Digi-Tech Equities Limited (Second Respondent) Digi-Tech Communications Limited (Third Responent) John Anthony Reid (Fourth Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40832/02; 40833/02; 40838/02; 40840/02 (CA 40832/02 & CA 40833/02) John C Sheahan SC/M Christie (Appellant) A J Meagher SC/I M Jackman SC (Respondents) (CA 40838/02) COUNSEL : A J Meagher SC/I M Jackman SC (Appellants) John C Sheahan SC/M Christie (Respondents) (CA 40840/02) A J Sullivan QC/H Stowe (Appellants) John C Sheahan SC/M Christie (Respondents) (CA 40832/02 & CA 40833/02) Blake Dawson Waldron (Appellant) Atanaskovic Hartnell (Respondents) (CA 40838/02) SOLICITORS : Atanaskovic Hartnell (Appellants) Blake Dawson Waldron (Respondents) (CA 40840/02) Gillis Delaney Brown (Appellants) Blake Dawson Waldron (Respondents)