Michael Jeffrey Hawksford & Ors v Brett Paul Hawksford & Ors;Brett Paul Hawksford & Ors v Michael Jeffrey Hawksford & Ors [2006] NSWSC 1458

Reported Decision : 61 ACSR 27

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Michael Jeffrey Hawksford & Ors v Brett Paul Hawksford & Ors;Brett Paul Hawksford & Ors v Michael Jeffrey Hawksford & Ors [2006] NSWSC 1458

HEARING DATE(S) : 18/12/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 18 December 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : White J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 12/18/2006

DECISION : See paragraph 43 of judgment.

CATCHWORDS : CORPORATIONS – Membership, rights and remedies – Members' remedies and internal disputes – Proceedings on behalf of company by member – Progression of proceedings no. 4348/04 and proceedings no. 3487/05 deadlocked by failure of natural parties to resolve question of corporate parties' representation – Where both proceedings have consumed substantial judicial resources and threaten to continue to do so – Whether exercise of Court's powers to facilitate just, quick and cheap resolution of real issues in both proceedings inconsistent with Chapter 2F Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – s 79 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) considered – Held that exercise of Court's powers under s 61 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) and s 23 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) not inconsistent with Corporations Act – Order that each natural party have leave to defend, on behalf of the corporate parties, claims which the opposite natural party is bringing against the corporate parties.

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)

CASES CITED : Hawksford v Hawksford [2005] NSWSC 463

Michael Jeffrey Hawksford & Ors v PARTIES : Brett Paul Hawksford & Ors; Brett Paul Hawksford & Ors v Michael Jeffrey Hawksford & Ors