Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 354

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 354 revised - 25/06/2003 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 - 24 April 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 April 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J DECISION : Some amendments of defence allowed and others refused.

CATCHWORDS : EQUITY [1] - General principles - Rules and maxims of equity - "Clean hands" - Misconduct disentitling party to relief - Must have immediate and necessary relation to equity sued for - "He who seeks equity must do equity" - Rights not related to obligations between parties to action. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 s 128 Limitation Act 1963 s 63 Abdurahman v Field (1987) 8 NSWLR 158 Black Uhlans Incorporated v New South Wales Crime Commission [2002] NSWSC 1060 Dering v Earl of Winchelsea (1787) 1 Cox 318; 29 ER 1184 Gascoigne v Gascoigne [1918] 1 KB 223 George v Greater Adelaide Development Land Co Ltd (1929) 43 CLR 91 CASES CITED : Griffiths v Griffiths [1973] 1 WLR 1454 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538 Weston v Beaufils [No 2] (1994) 50 FCR 476 Ashburner's Principles of Equity (2nd ed, 1933) at 463 Meagher, Gummow and Lehane, Equity Doctrines and Remedies (4th ed, 2002) at [3-055] Spry, Principles of Equitable Remedies (6th ed, 2001) 246 3081/97 Peter Lawrence Lewis (P) Lamru Pty Ltd (Applicant) Kation Pty Ltd (Respondent) Brian Raymond Silvia (Liquidator) PARTIES : 1750/02 Lamru Pty Limited (P) Kation Pty Limited (D1) Peter Lawrence Lewis (D2) Mark Lewis (D3) Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq) (D4) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3081/97; 1750/02 N A Cotman SC & J T Johnson (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) COUNSEL : S J Motbey (Lamru P/L) V R Gray (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) No appearance (M Lewis) Kemp Strang (P L Lewis & Kation P/L) SOLICITORS : Lyons & Lyons (Lamru P/L) Abbott Tout (Liquidator & Nortex P/L) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (M Lewis)