Aussie Ideas Pty Ltd v Tunwind Pty Ltd; Hoddinott v Tunwind Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 286

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Aussie Ideas Pty Ltd v Tunwind Pty Ltd; Hoddinott v Tunwind Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 286

HEARING DATE(S): 26 April 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 31 October 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Handley JA at 1; Giles JA at 26; Bryson JA at 27

DECISION: Aussie Ideas Pty Ltd v Tunwind Pty Ltd ; CA 41102 of 2004; (1) Appeal allowed.; (2) Judgment of the District Court for $265,371 against Aussie Ideas Pty Ltd set aside.; (3) In lieu thereof substitute a judgment for Tunwind Pty Ltd for $173,140 and costs with effect from 16 November 2004.; (4) Appellant to pay respondent's costs of the appeal.; Mark Hoddinott v Tunwind Pty Ltd ; CA 41103 of 2004; (1) Appeal allowed with costs.; (2) Order of the District Court that the defendant Mark Hoddinott pay the plaintiff's costs of District Court action 205/99 in the Gosford registry set aside.; (3) In lieu thereof substitute an order that Tunwind Pty Ltd pay the costs of Mark Hoddinott of the proceedings in District Court action 205/99 in the Gosford registry of the Court.; (4) Respondent to have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951.; Tunwind Pty Ltd v Mark Hoddinott ; CA 41103 of 2004; (1) Cross-appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: COSTS – claim against company – order against director not justified - COSTS – defendant who succeeds on limitation defence entitled to costs - EQUITY – breach of fiduciary duty – limitation period - LIMITATION – breach of fiduciary duty – limitation period - D

LEGISLATION CITED: Limitation Act 1969

Cia de Seguros Imperio v Heath Ltd [2001] 1 WLR 112 Cohen v Cohen (1929) 42 CLR 91 CASES CITED: FPM Constructions v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Metropolitan Bank v Heiron (1880) 5 Ex D 319 Young v Queensland Trustees Ltd (1956) 99 CLR 560