ACN 081 123 140 Pty Ltd (Under External Administration) v Landerer & Company [2009] NSWSC 1121

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ACN 081 123 140 Pty Ltd (Under External Administration) v Landerer & Company [2009] NSWSC 1121

HEARING DATE(S) : 8 October 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 23 October 2009

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : Harrison AsJ

(1) The plaintiffs' amended notice of motion filed 5 June 2009 is dismissed. DECISION : (2) The statement of claim is set aside. (3) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - miscellaneous procedural matters - other matters – orders sought to set aside originating process – orders sought to fix date of service of statement of claim – leave sought to file and serve amended statement of claim – delay in service – requirement of personal service - statement of claim served out of time – statement of claim set aside

LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (in Liq) [2009] NSWCA 104 Foxe v Brown [1984] HCA 69 Franklin House Ltd v ANI Corporation Ltd NSWSC, 2 November 1994, Windeyer J, unreported Itek Graphix Pty Limited v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 CASES CITED : Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Barbrak Ltd [1987] AC 597 Pell v Hodges [2007] NSWCA 234 Tolcher v Gordon [2005] NSWCA 135; 53 ACSR 442 Van Leer Australia Pty Ltd v Palance Shipping KK [1981] HCA 11; (1994) 180 CLR 337 Victa Limited v Johnson (1975) 10 SASR 496 White v Weston [1968] 2 QB 647; [1968] 2 All ER 842; [1968] 2 WLR 1459