Sheridan International Pty Limited & Ors v C.S. Brooks Inc. [2005] NSWSC 218

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Sheridan International Pty Limited & Ors v C.S. Brooks Inc. [2005] NSWSC 218

HEARING DATE(S) : 11/3/05

JUDGMENT DATE : 18 March 2005

Equity Division JURISDICTION : Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : The defendant to the first cross claim, Mr Moore, pay 80% of CS Brooks' costs of and incidental to the Amended Notice of Motion filed 28 February 2005.

CATCHWORDS : Costs

Fair Trading Act 1942 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).

Sheridan International Pty Limited (ACN 094 142 060) (First Plaintiff) Sheridan Australia Pty Limited (ACN 094 091 380) (Second Plaintiff) Sheridan U.S. Inc. (Third Plaintiff) C.S. Brooks Inc. (Defendant) C. S. Brooks Inc. (Cross Claimant to the First Cross-Claim) PARTIES : Andrew Barrington Moore (Cross Defendant to the First Cross-Claim C. S. Brooks Inc. (Cross Claimant to the Second Cross Claim) Francis Keith Alfredson & Ors trading as Arthur Andersen (Cross Defendants to the Second Cross Claim)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50059/04

Mr F Douglas QC, Ms K Rees (applicant Mr Moore, Cross Defendant to the First Cross Claim) COUNSEL : Mr Lindsay SC, Mr M Dicker (respondent C.S. Brooks Inc., Cross Claimant to the First Cross Claim)

Henry Davis York (applicant Mr Moore) SOLICITORS : Horton Rhodes (respondent C.S. Brooks Inc.)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :

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

Einstein J