Collendina Pty Ltd v Murray Darling Basin Commission [2004] NSWSC 404

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Collendina Pty Ltd v Murray Darling Basin Commission [2004] NSWSC 404 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 May 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer J at 1 DECISION :

CATCHWORDS : APPEAL for Master - application for summary dismissal - whether statement of claim pleaded facts sufficient for cause of action or whether no foundation for claims made LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 s118L(2) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Pt13 r5 Scott v Scotis [2003] VSCA 121 CASES CITED : Trade Practices Commission v CC (New South Wales) Pty Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 426 WA Pines Pty Ltd v Bannerman (1980) 41 FLR 175 Collendina Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Rohan Geoffrey Cranney (Second Plaintiff) David Kenneth Cranney (Third Plaintiff) Cranney Properties Pty Ltd (Fourth Plaintiff) Wongala Holdings Pty Ltd (Fifth Plaintiff) Murray Darling Basin Commission (First Defendant) John Lovering (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Geoff Gorrie (Third Defendant) Phillip Toyne (Fourth Defendant) Kevin Sheridan (Fifth Defendant) Michael Taylor (Sixth Defendant) David Stringer (Seventh Defendant) Edward Phipps (Eighth Defendant) Dennis Mutton (Ninth Defendant) Tom Fenwick (Tenth Defendant) Richard Grimes (Eleventh Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20005 of 2003 COUNSEL : Ms R Sofroniou with her Ms N Obrart (Plaintiffs/Respondents) Mr S Gagler SC with him Mr F Kunc (Defendants/Appellants) SOLICITORS : Jackson Smith (Plaintiffs/Respondents) Blake Dawson Waldron (Defendants/Appellants)