Fuelsave Pty Limited & 2 ors v Perentie Holdings Pty Limited & 3 ors [2007] NSWSC 1497

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Fuelsave Pty Limited & 2 ors v Perentie Holdings Pty Limited & 3 ors [2007] NSWSC 1497

HEARING DATE(S) : 14 December 2007 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Expedition List

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2007

DECISION : Application, by respondent to third party discovery application, for summary dismissal, striking out and particulars, dismissed

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE – Discovery – third party discovery – application by respondent third party for summary dismissal, striking out of pleadings and further and better particulars – whether third party has standing to seek such relief – held it does not

LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 5.3, 5.4, 6.24

Fuelsave Pty Limited (first plaintiff) (4353/07) DieselGas Australia Pty Limited (second plaintiff) (4353/07 ) DGA (IP) Pty Limited (third plaintiff) (4353/07) Perentie Holdings Pty Limited (first defendant) (4353/07) Matthew Michael Derrig (second defendant) (4353/07) Bradley John Pollard (third defendant) (4353/07) Emission Technologies (Aust) Pty Limited (fourth defendant) (4353/07) PARTIES : Fuelsave Pty Limited (first plaintiff) (5547/07) DieselGas Australia Pty Limited (second plaintiff) (5547/07) DGA (IP) Pty Limited (third plaintiff) (5547/07) Derek Robert Watkins (first defendant) (5547/07) Murray Keith Rumbel (second defendant) (5547/07) Bruce Robert Watkins (third defendant) (5547/07) Gas Tek Solutions Pty Ltd (fourth defendant) (5547/07) Hunter Gas Technologies Pty Limited (fifth defendant) (5547/07)