Garcia v Delfino [2003] NSWSC 1001

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Garcia v Delfino [2003] NSWSC 1001 HEARING DATE(S) : 09/09/03, 10/09/03, 11/09/03, 24/09/03, 25/09/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 November 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J DECISION : Plaintiffs' notice of motion dismissed. First defendant's notice of motion dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Supreme Court procedure - reference under Part 72 rule 13 - whether orders previously made were orders under Part 72 rule 13 - whether reports of accountant are capable of adoption by court - whether court may subject parties to regime in accountant's reports in exercise of inherent jurisdiction - PARTNERSHIP - dissolution - application by one partner for order that others account - whether grounds for account on wilful default bases shown - whether the particular order to account should be made LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules, Part 72 rules 2, 13 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 199 Buckley v Bennell Design & Constructions Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 1 Gava v Grljusich [1999] WASC 13 CASES CITED : Landsal Pty Ltd v REI Building Society (1993) 113 ALR 643 Meehan v Glazier Holdings Pty Ltd (2002) 54 NSWLR 146 Najjar v Haines (1991) 25 NSWLR 224 Super Pty Ltd v SJP Formwork (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 29 NSWLR 549 Daniel Garcia - First Plaintiff Rubens Locaputo - Second Plaintiff PARTIES : Locaputo-Garcia & Co Pty Ltd - Third Plaintiff Daniel Delfino - First Defendant D&D Property Investments Pty Limited - Second Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3167/01 COUNSEL : Mr T A Hall - Plaintiffs Mr A T McInnes QC/Mr H W D Stowe - Defendants SOLICITORS : Norman Waterhouse Lawyers - Plaintiffs Acuiti Legal - Defendants