Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited & Ors v Tass Alexander James & Ors [2003] NSWSC 1218

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited & Ors v Tass Alexander James & Ors [2003] NSWSC 1218 HEARING DATE(S) : 16/12/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 December 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Application for leave to amend refused.

CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - Application for leave to amend summons - Prejudice - Separate determination of issues under Supreme Court Rules Part 31 Rule 2 - Experience of the Court in relation to separate question issues LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act Supreme Court Rules Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant) Chris Burke & Co Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff)/Second Cross Defendant) I G Martyn Real Estate Pty Limited (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross Defendant) WIT Investments Pty Limited (Fourth Plaintiff/Fourth Cross Defendant) DJZ Construction Pty Limited (Fifth Plaintiff/Fifth Cross Defendant) Tass Alexander James (First Defendant/First Cross Claimant) Janet Margaret James (Second Defendant/Second Cross Claimant) PARTIES : New South Wales Road Nominees Pty Limited (Third Defendant/Third Cross Claimant) Michael Christian (Sixth Cross Defendant) Katherine Christian (Seventh Cross Defendant) Cottenham Nominees Pty Limited (Eighth Cross Defendant) Vincent Palmieri (Ninth Cross Defendant) Terry Ian Wilson (Tenth Cross Defendant) Andrew Peter Mortimer (Eleventh Cross Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50108/01 Mr T A Alexis SC, Ms K Sainsbury (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr CRC Newlinds SC, Mr A Coleman (Defendants) Mr A Bulley (Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Cross Defendants to the First Cross Claim) Pritchard Law Group (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Argyle Partnership (Defendants) Dibbs Barker Gosling (Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Cross Defendants to the First Cross Claim)