Bank of Western Australia v Daleport [2010] NSWSC 1207

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Bank of Western Australia v Daleport [2010] NSWSC 1207

HEARING DATE(S) : 14 September 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 28 October 2010

JURISDICTION : Common Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Hislop J

(1) The first defendant (Daleport Pty Limited) provide security for the plaintiff's costs in relation to the amended cross claim in the sum of $60,000 in a form approved and satisfactory to a registrar of the court or otherwise to the satisfaction of the plaintiff within 21 days. (2) The amended cross claim filed by the first defendant on 10 August 2009 be stayed until the provision of the security ordered in para (1) hereof. DECISION : (3) The plaintiff's costs of the notice of motion dated 31 August 2010 to be the plaintiff's costs in the cause. (4) Reserve liberty to apply for dismissal of the amended cross claim in the event security is not provided as ordered in para (1) hereof. (5) The proceedings be listed for directions before the registrar on 23 November 2010.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - security for costs - corporation - cross claim.

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 Corporations Act 2001

Livingspring Pty Limited v Kliger Partners [2008] VSCA 93, (2008) 66 ACSR 455 Willey v Synan [1935] HCA 76, (1935) 54 CLR 175 Bevwizz Group Pty Limited v Transport Solutions Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 1399 Momentum Mortgages Limited & Equity Trustees v Elmowy [2010] NSWSC 950 Buckley v Bennell Design & Construction Pty Limited (1974) 1 ACLR 301 CASES CITED : Commonwealth v Cable Water Skiing (Aust) Limited (1994) 14 ACSR 760 Morris v Hanley [2001] NSWCA 374 Capital Finance Australia Limited v Citadel Property Group (Rockdale No 1) Pty Limited [2009] NSWCA 196 Deangrove Pty Limited v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2001] FCA 173, (2001) 108 FCR 77 Brundza v Robbie & Co (No 2) (1952) 88 CLR 171 Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co v Triplan Limited (1973) 1 QB 609