Hewitt v McKensey [2003] NSWSC 1186

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hewitt v McKensey [2003] NSWSC 1186 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 December 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 December 2003

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See paragraph 83 of judgment

CATCHWORDS : ARBITRATION - Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 - leave to appeal - whether error of law - whether "no evidence" submission raises error of law arising out of award - whether alleged error substantially affects plaintiff - ARBITRATION - Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 - misconduct - technical misconduct - whether technical misconduct made out - whether discretion to set aside if technical misconduct made out LEGISLATION CITED : Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 Commercial Arbitration (Amendment) Act 1990 (No. 100) Balcombe v R A & A R Young Pty Ltd (18 October 1991, unreported) Doran Constructions Pty Ltd v Health Administration Corporation of NSW (CA, 10 October 1994, unreported) Elkateb v Lawindi [1999] NSW SC 720 Ex parte Herman: re Mathieson (1960) 78 WN (NSW) 6 Holland Stolte Pty Ltd v Murbay Pty Ltd (1991) 105 FLR 304, 310 Maccarrone v Oxley (20 June 1986, unreported: BC8600910) Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners v Hancock (1927) 39 CLR 571, 588 CASES CITED : Qantas Airways Ltd v Gubbins (1992) 28 NSWLR 26 Rolland v Cassidy (1888) 13 App Cas 770, 772 R v Orcher [1999] NSW CCA 356 Taciak v Commissioner, Australian Federal Police (1995) 59 FCR 285, 295 The Barenbels [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep 528, 531-532 Universal Petroleum Co Ltd v Handels und Transport GmbH [1987] 1 WLR 1178, 1189 Warley Pty Ltd v Adco Constructions Pty Ltd (1988) 5 BCL 141 Woodbud Pty Ltd v Warea Pty Ltd (15 June 1995, unreported: BC 9504818) PARTIES : Christopher Michael Hewitt (Plaintiff) Hugh Stanley McKensey, Victor John Lewis and Peter Charles Hicks (Defendants) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50143/03 COUNSEL : M A Ashhurst (Plaintiff) T A Alexis SC/F P Hicks (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Hewitts Commercial Lawyers (Plaintiff)