Cinc v Bucan Holdings; Cinc v Bucan Holdings [2004] NSWSC 847

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cinc v Bucan Holdings; Cinc v Bucan Holdings [2004] NSWSC 847 HEARING DATE(S) : 6/9/04 - 7/9/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 September 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J DECISION : Part of interim apprehended violence order stayed, upon receipt of numerous undertakings to the Court.

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS - management and administration - director's access to corporate books and records - manner of exercise when allegations of violence against director - PROCEDURE - Supreme Court procedure - inherent jurisdiction to stay proceedings and orders in inferior court - inherent jurisdiction to prevent abuse of its own process - CRIMINAL LAW - JURISDICTION, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - apprehended violence order made by Local Court - power of Supreme Court to stay LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Argyle Art Centre Pty Ltd v Argyle Bond & Free Stores Co Pty Ltd [1976] 1 NSWR 377 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (No 2) (1980) 44 FLR 182 Cardile v LED Builders Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 380 CSR Limited v Cigna Insurance Australia Limited (1997) 189 CLR 345 Eagle Star Trustees Ltd v Tai Ping Trading Pty Ltd (No 2) (Supreme Court of NSW, 30 October 1990, unreported) CASES CITED : Howse Fink and Johnson Computing Services Pty Ltd v Beard (Supreme Court of NSW, 26 October 1989, unreported) Jackson v Sterling Industries Limited (1987) 162 CLR 612 Jago v The District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23 Pioneer Concrete (Vic) Proprietary Limited v Trade Practices Commission (1983) 152 CLR 460 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Lucien Cinc - First Plaintiff in both matters Secure for Life (VIC) Pty Limited - Second Plaintiff in both matters Bucan Holdings Pty Ltd - First Defendant in both matters PARTIES : Vic Cinc - Second Defendant in both matters Lesdown Pty Limited - Third Defendant in both matters Bennett Oprysa - Fourth Defendant in both matters Kirk Fletcher - Fifth Defendant in both matters Louis Berghold - Sixth Defendant in both matters FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4475/04; 4821/04 COUNSEL : M Ashhurst - Plaintiffs P Fury - Defendants SOLICITORS : MBP Legal - Plaintiffs Matthews Folbigg Pty Ltd - Defendants