NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Johnstone v Deutsche Australia Ltd; Deutsche Australia Ltd & Anor v Johnstone & Anor [2003] NSWSC 933 HEARING DATE(S) : 27 October 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 October 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J DECISION : Registrar's decisions refusing leave to amend confirmed
CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Supreme Court Procedure - Amendment of pleadings - Review of Registrar's decisions - Whether an allegation of abuse of process not amounting to a plea in tort of collateral abuse of process is so futile that the amendment should be refused - Whether an allegation of abuse of process as unfair conduct is sufficient to invoke the Industrial Relations Act 1996, s 106 Supreme Court Rules 1970 LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 Supreme Court Act 1970 Comalco Aluminium Ltd v Ohtsu Tyre & Rubber Co (Aust) Ltd (unreported, 12 September 1983, NSWSC) In The Will of Sheppard [1972] 2 NSWLR 714 Re Brindle, ex parte FB & FA McMahon Pty Ltd (1992) 35 FCR 506 Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1996-1997) 189 CLR 146 Macquarie Bank Ltd v National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 543 Horton v Jones (No 2) (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 305 Gibson v Parkes District Hospital (1991) 26 NSWLR 9 CASES CITED : Gambotto v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd (2001) 104 IR 303 Gregory Scott Bates v Finance Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWIRComm 42 Tszyu v Fightvision Pty Ltd (2001) 104 IR 225 Reich v Client Server Professionals of Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 49 NSWLR 551 Dodds v Premier Sports Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 948 Premier Sports Australia Pty Ltd v Dodds [2001] NSWSC 707 Williams v Spautz (1991-1992) 174 CLR 509 Carson v Legal Services Commissioner [2000] NSWCA 308 R v Sang [1980] AC 402 PARTIES : Ross Elliott Johnstone - Applicant Deutsche Australia Ltd - Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1780/03; 2288/03 COUNSEL : Mr A Moses/ Mr A Metcalfe - Applicant Mr S Donaldson SC/ Mr P Braham - Respondent SOLICITORS : Harmers Workplace Lawyers - Applicant Minter Ellison - Respondent
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