Perpetual Trustee Company Limited v Kotevski [2009] NSWSC 954

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Perpetual Trustee Company Limited v Kotevski [2009] NSWSC 954

HEARING DATE(S) : 10 September 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 11 September 2009

JUDGMENT OF : Schmidt J

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Supreme Court procedure - New South Wales - pleadings - leave sought to amend various pleadings - concurrent wrongdoers - section 35 of the Civil Liability Act 2002 - new allegation of breach of fiduciary duty - equitable compensation claimed - amendments allowed

Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Consumer Credit (New South Wales) Code 1996 Contracts Review Act 1980 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

CASES CITED : HSD Co Pty Ltd v Masu Financial Management Pty Ltd, [2008] NSWSC 1279 Ucak v Avante Developments Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 367

Plaintiff - Perpetual Trustee Company Limited Defendant - Alexander Kotevski PARTIES : First Cross Defendant to Fourth Cross Claim/Second Cross Defendant to Second Cross Claim - Milanex Pty Ltd Second Cross Defendant to Fourth Cross Claim - Milan Vlasic Cross Defendant to Third Cross Claim - Kevin Lo trading as 'Kevin Lo & Company Solicitors'

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2007/15851, 2008/13889

Plaintiff - Mr SB Docker of counsel COUNSEL : Defendant - Mr K Connor of counsel with Ms M Avenell of counsel First and Second Cross Defendant - Mr DS Weinberger of counsel

Plaintiff - Kemp Strang SOLICITORS : Defendant - SBA Lawyers First Cross Defendant to Fourth Cross Claim/Second Cross Defendant to Second Cross Claim - McCabe Terrill Lawyers Second Cross Defendant to Fourth Cross Claim - McCabe Terrill Lawyers