Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & 2 Ors; Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & Anor [2007] NSWSC 316

Reported Decision : 209 FLR 53

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & 2 Ors; Laws v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd & Anor [2007] NSWSC 316

HEARING DATE(S) : 01/05/2006-05/05/2006; 08/05/2006-12/05/2006; 15/05/2006-19/05/2006; 22/05/2006-25/05/2006; 27/06/2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 4 June 2007

JURISDICTION : Supreme Court

JUDGMENT OF : Rothman J

The Court proposes the following orders: A. In 20084/2002, Thomas John Laws (Laws Senior): (i) Judgment for the plaintiff against the first and second defendants in the amount of $272,433.79; (ii) Each of the first and second defendants contribute 50% of the judgment sum; (iii) The first and second defendants pay the costs of the plaintiff of and incidental to these proceedings, as agreed or assessed; and (iv) Pursuant to Rule 36.4(3) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), this judgment comes into effect on and from 1 June 2007 and interest pursuant to s.101 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) accrues from that date. DECISION : B. In 20076/2002, John Rodney Laws (Laws Junior): (i) Judgment for the plaintiff against the first and second defendants in the amount of $9,146,462.05; (ii) Each of the first and second defendants shall contribute 50% of the judgment sum; (iii) The first and second defendants shall pay the costs of the plaintiff of and incidental to these proceedings, as agreed or assessed; (iv) Otherwise, the proceedings, including the cross-claim be dismissed; and (v) Pursuant to Rule 36.4(3) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), this judgment comes into effect on 1 June 2007 and interest pursuant to section 101 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) accrues from that date.