Denton Tiling Services v Australian Prestige Developments [2004] NSWSC 884

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Denton Tiling Services v Australian Prestige Developments [2004] NSWSC 884 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 September 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 September 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J DECISION : Money in controlled monies account not released. Guarantee by natural person plaintiff not ordered.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE - judments and orders - consent orders - consent order settling litigation on terms of payment of money into controlled monies account to abide outcome of other proceedings - application for payment out before other proceedings determined - PRACTICE - costs - security for costs - one natural person plaintiff and one corporate plaintiff - whether unlikelihood of corporate plaintiff meeting costs adequately proved by proof of paid up capital of only one dollar - whether appropriate to order security for costs against corporate plaintiff when natural person is co-plaintiff - whether appropriate to order natural person to guarantee costs obligation of corporate plaintiff Australian Workers' Union v Bowen (1946) 72 CLR 575 CASES CITED : Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Morgan v 45 Flers Avenue Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 573 Paino v Hofbauer (1988) 13 NSWLR 193 Denton Tiling Services Pty Ltd - Plaintiff PARTIES : Australian Prestige Developments - First Defendant Mark William Fricker - Second Defendant Brett Richardson - Third Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 6474/03 COUNSEL : Whittle SC; S Burke - Plaintiff S Titus, solicitor - Defendants SOLICITORS : Peter Evans & Associates - Plaintiff Carneys Lawyers - Defendants