Print Management Australia v Pasupati [2009] NSWSC 964

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Print Management Australia v Pasupati [2009] NSWSC 964

HEARING DATE(S) : 31 August 2009 JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 31 August 2009

DECISION : See paragraphs [41] and [42] of the judgment.

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - security for costs inherent power of the court - whether claim had reasonable prospects of success - whether order would stulify proceedings - whether plaintiff's weakened financial circumstance caused by defendant - whether to consider likelihood of duplicity of proceedings - quantum - no question of principle.

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 Fair Trading Act 1987

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2004) 208 ALR 564 Green (as Liquidator of Arimco Mining Pty Ltd) v CGU Insurance Ltd (2008) 67 ACSR 105 CASES CITED : KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189 Morris v Hanley [2000] NSWSC 957 Rajski v Computer Manufacture and Design Pty Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 443 Sharjade v Darwinia Estate Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 708

Print Management Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Kumareshawara Pasupati (First Defendant/First Cross-Plaintiff) Tacatan Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) S Satchithananda (Third Defendant) PARTIES : K Satchithananda (Fourth Defendant) Krishankumar Sellathurai (Fifth Defendant) Maithili Sellathurai (Sixth Defendant) Michael Hayter (Seventh Defendant) Phillip Okill (Second Cross-Defendant) Brett Stanley Raymont (Third Cross-Defendant)