Rich v Packer & Ors; Rich v Long & Ors [2007] NSWSC 1290

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Rich v Packer & Ors; Rich v Long & Ors [2007] NSWSC 1290

HEARING DATE(S) : 12/11/07

JUDGMENT DATE : 12 November 2007

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 12 November 2007

DECISION : Time for service of originating process extended

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - time for service of originating process - extension of time - matters relevant to decision to extend time

LEGISLATION CITED : Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rules 1.12, 6.2(4)(a)

Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd v Breirl [2007] NSWSC 922 CASES CITED : FAI Insurances Ltd v Mainprize [2006] NSWSC 554 Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Barbrak Ltd [1987] AC 597 Zhang v Semin [2007] NSWSC 229

(1) John David Rich - First Plaintiff Lifecell Pty Limited - Second Plaintiff Kalara Investments Pty Limited - Third Plaintiff Geravale Holdings Pty Limited - Fourth Plaintiff James Douglas Packer - First Defendant Peter Wilson Yates - Second Defendant Publishing and Broadcasting Limited - Third Defendant Consolidated Press Holdings Limited - Fourth Defendant Lachlan Keith Murdoch - Fifth Defendant PARTIES : Peter Macourt - Sixth Defendant News Limited - Seventh Defendant One.Tel Limited - Eighth Defendant Steven John Sherman - Ninth Defendant Andrew Arthur Pike, John Thomas Nestel and the parties in the Schedule to the Amended Statement of Claim trading as Freehills (2) John David Rich - First Plaintiff Lifecell Pty Limited - Second Plaintiff Kalara Investments Pty Limited - Third Plaintiff Geravale Holdings Pty Limited - Fourth Plaintiff Brian James Long and the persons referred to in Schedule B to the statement of claim trading as Ernst & Young - First Defendant