J Aron Corporation v Newmont Yandal [2004] NSWSC 543

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : J Aron Corporation v Newmont Yandal [2004] NSWSC 543 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 May 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 May 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : Preliminary view that court should not intervene, except to give directions for pleadings in new proceeding

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - case management - whether court should intervene to prevent costs and delay of commencement of second proceeding which may raise same issues as first proceeding - relevant considerations LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 445G, 447A, 1322 4666/03 The J Aron Corporation and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (P) Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd (D1) Clynton Court Pty Ltd (Subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) (D2) PARTIES : Mark Anthony Korda and Mark Francis Xavier Mentha (D3) Australian Metals Corporation Pty Ltd, Eagle Mining Pty Ltd, Great Central Holdings Pty Ltd, Great Central Investments Pty Ltd, Great Central Mines Pty Ltd, Hunter Resources Pty Ltd, Matlock Castellano Pty Ltd, Matlock Mining Pty Ltd, Newmont Wiluna Gold Pty Ltd, Newmond Wiluna Metals Pty Ltd, Newmond Wiluna Mines Pty Ltd, Quotidian No 117 Pty Ltd (D4) 2407/04 The J Aron Corporation and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (P) Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd (D) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4666/03, 2407/04 V R W Gray (P - both matters) COUNSEL : P M Wood (D1, D4 - 4666/03, D - 2407/04) J Beach QC with R A Dick (D2, D3 - 4666/03) Abbott Tout (P - both matters) SOLICITORS : Arnold Block Leibler (D1, D4 - 4666/03, D - 2407/04) Gadens Lawyers (D2, D3 - 4666/03)