Dennis Lewy & Ors v Kitchen Elite Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWSC 409

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Dennis Lewy & Ors v Kitchen Elite Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWSC 409 revised - 12/05/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 March 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 March 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1 DECISION : Order of the Master quashed. The cross-defendant to have the costs incurred by virtue of the plaintiff seeking leave to commence a cross-claim against it. The cross plaintiff to have the costs both before the Master and here in relation to the disputation as to whether leave should be granted.

LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Law, s 601AD Evans v Bartlam (1937) AC 743 (1999) CASES CITED : James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited v Seltsam Pty Limited (1999) 196 CLR 53 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (2000) 47 NSWLR 631 Dennis Lewy, Ronny Lewy & Garry Lewy as the Joint Exeuctors of the Estate of the late Kate Lewy (Plaintiffs) v Kitchen Elite Pty Limited (First Defendant) Peter Bazos (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Suzanne Linda Bazos (Third Defendant) Nicholas Bazos (Fourth Defendant)

Dennis Lewy, Ronny Lewy & Garry Lewy as th Joint Executors of the Estate of the late Kate Lewy (First Cross Defendant) Wah Chang Off Shore (Hong Kong) Pty Ltd (Second Cross-Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10219/98 Mr P T Russell (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr J Stoljar (Defendants) Mr Ian Faulkner SC (Poroposed cross-defendant) Cridlands Lawyers SOLICITORS : Incorporating Dickson Fisher Macansh (Plaintiffs) Bowen & Gerathy (Defendants) Minter Ellison (Proposed cross-defendant)