PRESTON v HARBOUR PACIFIC UNDERWRITING MANAGEMENT PTY LTD [2007] NSWCA 247

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: PRESTON v HARBOUR PACIFIC UNDERWRITING MANAGEMENT PTY LTD [2007] NSWCA 247

HEARING DATE(S): 3 September 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 14 September 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Ipp JA at 1; Basten JA at 2; Hoeben J at 40

(1) Motion to review orders of Registrar Schell made on 31 May 2007 refused. DECISION: (2) Claimant to pay Opponents' costs of motion.

APPEAL – appeal from jury verdict – application for new trial – fresh evidence.

APPEAL – review of decision of Registrar – Supreme Court Act 1970 s 46(4) – Supreme Court Rules Pt 61 r 3 – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 49.19. CATCHWORDS: SECURITY FOR COSTS – special circumstances – jurisdiction to vary order of Registrar – Supreme Court Act 1970, ss 106, 75A.

WORDS AND PHRASES – meaning of "review" in Supreme Court Rules Pt 61 r 3 – meaning of "special circumstances" in Supreme Court Rules Pt 51 r 16.

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 LEGISLATION CITED: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 46, 75A, 102 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Part 51, r 16, r 23, r 58, Part 61, r 3, r 4 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), 49.19

Balenzuela v De Gail (1959) 101 CLR 226 CDJ v VAJ (1998) 197 CLR 172 Conway v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 203 Emmett v Hornsby Shire Council [2002] NSWCA 75 Harris v Caladine (1991) 172 CLR 84 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189 McCann v Parsons (1954) 93 CLR 418 CASES CITED: Patrick v Howorth [2002] NSWCA 285 Penrith Whitewater Stadium Ltd v Lesvos Enterprises Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 131 Porter v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2004] NSWCA 171 Saba v National Australia Bank Ltd [1999] NSWCA 93 Strata Consolidated (Australia) Pty Ltd v Bradshaw [2000] NSWCA 225 Transglobal Capital Pty Ltd v Yolarno Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 143 Wentworth v Graham (2002) 55 NSWLR 638 Wentworth v Wentworth (1994) 35 NSWLR 726 Wollongong Corporation v Cowan (1955) 93 CLR 435