Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (formerly GIO Insurance Limited) and 10 Ors [2005] NSWSC 1339

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (formerly GIO Insurance Limited) and 10 Ors [2005] NSWSC 1339

HEARING DATE(S) : 11/10/05, 12/10/05, 17/10/05 - 21/10/05, 24/10/05-26/10/05, 31/10/05, 1/11/05-3/11/05, 7/11/05 - 10/11/05, 14/11/05 - 16/11/05, 21/11/05 - 24/11/05, 28/11/05, 1/12/05, 5/12/05 - 7/12/05, 12/12/05 - 15/12/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 15 December 2005

Equity Division JURISDICTION : Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Leave granted to plaintiff to file second further amended summons.

CATCHWORDS : Practice and Procedure - Leave to amend summons - Overriding Purpose Rule - Discussion of the objects of case management and the suite of provisions in the Civil Procedure Act which interlock with the overriding purpose

LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act (NSW) 2005

Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited ABN 95 003 898 397 (Plaintiff) Gordian Runoff Limited (formerly GIO Insurance Limited) ABN 11 052 179 647 (First Defendant) PARTIES : CGU Insurance Limited (formerly Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Limited, trading as, inter alia, Pacific Indemnity) ABN 27 004 478 371 (Third Defendant) AMP General Insurance Limited ABN 30 008 405 632 (Eleventh Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50176/03

Mr S Finch SC, Mr A McInerney (Plaintiff) Mr R Smith SC, Mr A Jones (First Defendant) COUNSEL : Mr Robb SC, Mr C Ellis (Third Defendant) Mr S T White, Mr R Hollo and Mr M O'Meara (Eleventh Defendant)

Freehills (Plaintiff) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (First Defendant) SOLICITORS : Colin Biggers & Paisley (Third Defendant) Moray & Agnew (Eleventh Defendant)