Gary Sydney Green & Anor v AMP Financial Planning Pty Limited & Ors [2007] NSWSC 235

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gary Sydney Green & Anor v AMP Financial Planning Pty Limited & Ors [2007] NSWSC 235

HEARING DATE(S) : 8/12/06 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 20 March 2007

DECISION : Notice of Motion seeking stay of proceedings to be dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Costs - Stay of proceedings - Defendants seek a stay of the proceedings pending payment by the first plaintiff of the outstanding costs in other proceedings before this Court and the Court of Appeal between Mr Green and AMP Life - alternatively, a stay pending the payment of security for costs

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)

Energy Drilling Inc v Petroz NL (1989) ATPR 40-954 In the Marriage of MKA and SH Fahmi (1995) 19 Fam LR 517 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189 Leaway Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council (No2) [2005] NSWSC 826 CASES CITED : Microcorp Pty Ltd v Terran Computers Pty Ltd [unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Heerey J, 19 December 1991] Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Ltd [unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Foster J, 1 July 1998] Whyked Pty Ltd v Yahoo Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1236 Winnote Pty Ltd (in liq) v Page [2005] NSWCA 362 Woollahra Municipal Council v Shahani (1990) 69 LGRA 435 X Limited v Morgan-Grampian (Publishers) Ltd [1991] 1 AC 1