John Anthony Jeans v John Richard Bruce & Ors [2004] NSWSC 545

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : John Anthony Jeans v John Richard Bruce & Ors [2004] NSWSC 545 HEARING DATE(S) : 15/06/04, 16/06/04, 17/06/04, 21/06/04, JUDGMENT DATE : 21 June 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Rulings on admissibility given

CATCHWORDS : Estoppel exception to general rule that judgment does not bind non parties Ben Shipping Co (Pte) Ltd v An Bord Bainne (the C Joyce) [1986] 2 All ER 177 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keeler Ltd. (No 3) [1970] Ch. 506 Duffield v Scott (1789) 3 Term Rep 374 Gleeson v J Wippell & Co Limited [1977] 1 WLR 510 Gracechurch Holdings Pty Ltd v Breeze & Anor (1992) 7 WAR 518 Gray v Lewis; Parker v Lewis (1873) LR8ChApp 1035 CASES CITED : King v Norman (1847) 4 CB 884 Mangena v Wright [1909] 2 KB 958 Marginson v Blackburn Borough Council [1939] 2 KB 426 Mercantile Investment & General Trust Co v River Plate Trust, Loan & Agency Company [1894] 1 Ch 578 Millwall, The [1905] P 155 Munni Bibi v Tirloki Nath (1931) LR58IndApp 158 Sterling Engineering Co Ltd v Patchett [1955] AC 534 Taylor v Ansett Transport Industries Ltd (1987) 18 FCR 342 John Anthony Jeans (Plaintiff) PARTIES : John Richard Bruce (First Defendant) Harpley Nominees Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Advance Publicity Pty Limited (Third Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50104/03 Mr J Ireland QC (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr W Hodgekiss (First Defendant) Mr B Rayment QC, Mr D Kell (Second and Third Defendant) Moloney Lawyers (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Gary Cassim & Associates (First Defendant) Efron & Associates (Second and Third Defendant)