ACD Tridon v Tridon Australia [2004] NSWSC 480

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ACD Tridon v Tridon Australia [2004] NSWSC 480 HEARING DATE(S) : 10, 22 & 30 March, 17 & 25 May, 2 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 June 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : Orders to be made, subject to conditions, to permit variation of undertakings to allow the legal representatives of the plaintiff to take a statement from Mr Arkin on limited topics, and to inspect accountant's reports and related documents

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - undertakings to Court - undertaking given subject to further order of Court - circumstances in which Court can and should make orders permitting partial release or variation of undertakings - discretionary considerations ACD Tridon Inc v Tridon Australia Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 77 ACD Tridon Inc v Tridon Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 896 Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170 CASES CITED : Arkin v Tridon Australia Pty Ltd (2002) 43 ACSR 610 Arkin v Tridon Australia Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 1372 Butt v Butt [1987] 1 WLR 1351 Fylas Pty Ltd v Vynal Pty Ltd [1992] 2 Qd R 593 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Bank of Australia (No 5) [2000] NSWSC 148 ACD Tridon Inc (P/A) Tridon Australia Pty Ltd (D1/R) PARTIES : Richard Wellesley Lennox (D2/R) Sandra Lennox (D3/R) Tridon New Zealand Ltd (D4/R) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5738/01 COUNSEL : S G Finch SC (P/A) M S Jacobs QC with P J Bambagiotti (D/R) SOLICITORS : Allens Arthur Robinson (P/A) Cutler Hughes & Harris (D/R)