NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Owners Corporation & 12 Ors v Lido Real Estate Pty Ltd & Ors [2003] NSWSC 718 HEARING DATE(S) : 11/07/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 August 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J DECISION : Leave to amend cross claim. Cross claimants to pay Cross defendants' costs. Notice of motion otherwise dismissed
CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Miscellaneous procedural matters - Application to dismiss or strike out cross claim - Cross defendant an architect retained by builder - Cross claimants former owners and developers of unit block - Whether a cause of action against architect for purely economic loss - Amended cross claim conceded to raise triable issue - Whether cross claim should be dismissed or struck out in any event Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Home Building Act 1989 Perre v Apand Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 180 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1948-1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Penthouse Publications Ltd v McWilliam (unreported, 14 March 1991, CA (NSW)) Mutual Life & Citizens' Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt (1970) 122 CLR 62 Bryan v Maloney (1994-1995) 182 CLR 609 CASES CITED : Pantalone v Alaouie (1989) 18 NSWLR 119 National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd v Coffey & Partners Pty Ltd [1991] 2 Qd R 401 Craignathan & Co Pty Ltd v Schwager Brooks and Partners (unreported, 4 December 1992, SC (NSW)) National Mutual Life Nominees Ltd v Marble Tile Co Ltd (unreported, 28 July 1992, SC (NSW)) Proprietors Units Plan No 95/98 v Jiniess Pty Ltd [2000] NTSC 89 Voli v Inglewood Shire Council (1963) 110 CLR 74 Florida Hotels Pty Ltd v Mayo (1965) 113 CLR 588 PARTIES : Martin Charles McGrane t/as Martin McGrane Architects - Applicant/4th Cross Defendant Lido Real Estate Pty Ltd - Respondent/1st Cross Claimant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55054/02 Mr R J H Darke SC - Applicant/4th Cross Defendant COUNSEL : Mr J Orsborn (Solicitor)- Respondent/1st Cross Claimant Mr I George - 1st Cross Defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal Lawyers SOLICITORS : Holding Redlich Solicitors Russo and Partners Solicitors
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