Geoffrey Francis PAGE v Hugh Stanely McKENSEY & Ors [2004] NSWCA 437

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Geoffrey Francis PAGE v Hugh Stanely McKENSEY & Ors [2004] NSWCA 437 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 September 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Hodgson JA at 103; Pearlman AJA at 104 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS : Fraudulent misrepresentation - deceit - appeal from interlocutory orders - whether leave should be granted - limitation period - date at which appellant ought reasonably to have discovered relevant facts - res judicata. (ND) Evidence Act 1995, s140 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Limitation Act 1969, ss14, 55(1) Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v G R Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Hunter v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [1982] AC 529 Jennings v Jennings [1898] 1 Ch 378 Martin v Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 430 McKensey v Hewitt [1999] NSWCA 426 CASES CITED : Page v McKensey & Ors [2003] NSWSC 759 Page v McKensey & Ors, No 4206/92, Windeyer J, unreported Page v McKensey & Ors, NSWCA unreported, CA 40034/1994, 28 February 1995 Port Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589 Powell v Wiltshire [2004] 3 WLR 666 Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 App Cas 655 Trego v Hunt [1896] AC 7 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 PARTIES : Geoffrey Francis PAGE Hugh Stanley McKENSEY & Ors FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40860/03 Appellant: C Birch SC/ M Duncan COUNSEL : 1st, 2nd, 4th Respondent: C D Wood 3rd Respondent: In Person 5th Respondent: Submitting Appellant: Shaw McDonald SOLICITORS : 1st, 2nd, 4th Respondent: Bowen-Thomas & Barlow 3rd Respondent: N/A 5th Respondent: Hewitts Commercial Lawyers