Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (formerly GIO Insurance Limited) & 10 Ors [2005] NSWSC 1167

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (formerly GIO Insurance Limited) & 10 Ors [2005] NSWSC 1167

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, 15/11/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 15 November 2005

Equity Division JURISDICTION : Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Direction to legal advisers to communicate observations of court to chief executives of parties

CATCHWORDS : Courts - Responsibility of Court to remind parties that common sense can sometimes lead to a negotiated accommodation

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)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION COMMERCIAL LIST