Endeavour Film Management Pty Ltd & Anor v Fox Studios Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1056

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Endeavour Film Management Pty Ltd & Anor v Fox Studios Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1056 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 November 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J DECISION : Appeal allowed. Statutory demand to be set aside. Conditions to be imposed requiring the appellants to prosecute the District Court proceedings with dispatch.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Supreme Court Procedure - Appeal from a Master - Application to set aside a statutory demand - Litigant in person appearing for company - Whether leave should have been given to adduce oral evidence as to damages in an off-setting claim in the District Court - Whether additional affidavit setting out that evidence should be admitted on appeal - Whether claim to set aside, not raised in the affidavit supporting the orginating process is open - Whether a case in equitable estoppel had been made out - Whether conditions should be attached to the setting aside of the statutory demand Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Supreme Court Act 1970 Do Carmo v Ford Excavations Pty Ltd (1981) 1 NSWLR 409 Morrison v Judd (unreported, 10 October 1995, NSWCA) House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1996-1997) 189 CLR 146 Graywinter Properties Pty Ltd v Gas & Fuel Corporation Superannuation Fund (1996) 70 FCR 452 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd (1997) 24 ACSR 194 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd (1997) 80 FCR 296 Jesseron Holdings Pty Ltd v Middle East Trading Consultants Pty Ltd (No 2) (1994) 122 ALR 717 CASES CITED : Macleay Nominees Pty Ltd v Belle Property East Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 743 Scanhill Pty Ltd v Century 21 Australasia Pty Ltd (1993) 47 FCR 451 Eyota Pty Ltd v Hanave Pty Ltd (1994) 12 ACSR 785 Chadwick Industries (South Coast) Pty Ltd v Condensing Vaporisers Pty Ltd (1994) 13 ACSR 37 Rohalo Pharmaceutical Pty Ltd v R P Scherer SpA (1994) 15 ACSR 347 David Grant & Co Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 265 Energy Equity Corporation Ltd v Sinedie Pty Ltd (2001) 166 FLR 179 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1987-1988) 164 CLR 387 Asia Pacific Glass v Sindea Trading Co [2003] NSWSC 334 Endeavour Film Management Pty Ltd - 1st Appellant PARTIES : Ian Chandler - 2nd Appellant Fox Studios Australia Pty Ltd - Respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1961/03 COUNSEL : I Chandler - 2nd Appellant in Person SF Hughes - Respondent SOLICITORS : BD Andrews & Co Solicitors - Respondent