Litmus Australia Pty Ltd v Canty & Ors [2006] NSWSC 196

Reported Decision : 57 ACSR 71 198 FLR 184

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Litmus Australia Pty Ltd v Canty & Ors [2006] NSWSC 196

HEARING DATE(S) : 02/12/05, 08/03/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 28 March 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Corporations List

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

DECISION : Orders that matter proceed on pleadings and that statement of claim be filed and served within 14 days, failing which originating process will be struck out. Order that plaintiff pay first and third defendants' costs of the proceedings to date and of the interlocutory process.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - application for order striking out originating process where no supporting affidavit filed - only affidavit sworn some months later did not clearly articulate plaintiff's case - CORPORATIONS - procedure - where Corporations Act claims and general law claims advanced in single proceeding - whether two proceedings required - source of Supreme Court's jurisdiction in Corporations Act matters - whether proceeding in which Corporations Act relief claimed may include claim for other relief - PROCEDURE - costs - application for costs order against plaintiff's solicitors - whether costs incurred improperly or without reasonable cause in circumstances for which solicitors responsible

Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss.56, 99(1), 99(2) Constitution, ss.75(iii), 76(i), 77(iii) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss.180, 181, 182, 459G, 58AA, 1337B Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s.39(2) Legal Profession Act 1987, s.198L(2) LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 2004, ss.347(2), 348 Supreme Court Act 1970, s.28(1) Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999, rules 1.3, 2.2, 2.4 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s.86(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rules 6.2, 6.6(3)(a), 36.1 Practice Notes SC Eq 1, paras 38-42, SC Eq 4, paras 5, 30,