The City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Limited & Anor [2011] NSWSC 831

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Limited & Anor [2011] NSWSC 831 Hearing dates: 1/08/2011 - 4/08/2011 Decision date: 04 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Einstein J Decision: The order of the Court is to disallow the following paragraphs of the defendant's sixth further amended commercial list response: (1)Paragraph 4(a) - particulars 2A, 2B and 4B (2)Paragraph 15(h) (which is no longer pressed by the defendants) (3)Paragraph 16(e) (4)Paragraph 16(f) (5)Paragraphs 17(e)(ix) to 17(e)(xiv) (6)Paragraph 17(h) (7)Paragraph 17(ta) (8)Paragraph 17(tb) (9)Paragraph 17AB(b) (10)Paragraph 17AC (11)Paragraph 23A of the further amended commercial list cross-claim summons and paragraphs 171A - 171C of second further amended commercial list cross claim statement. Catchwords: Leave to amend pleadings - Surprise - Appropriateness of new counsel being granted leave to amend - Case management Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adamson v New South Wales Rugby League Limited (1991) 27 FCR 535 Amoco Australia Pty Ltd v Rocca Bros Motor Engineering Co Ply Ltd (1973) 133 CLR 288 Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Barnes v Addy (1874) 43 LJ Ch 513 Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 112 Haynes v Doman [1899] 2 Ch 13 Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Co Lid [1894] AC 535 Sali v SPC Limited (1991) 9 ACLC 1511 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The City of Sydney (Plaintiff) Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Limited (First Defendant) Moses Edward Obeid (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Jucovic SC, Mr S Climpson, Mr C Bova (Plaintiff) Mr S Couper QC, Mr J Gooley, Mr R Higgins (Defendants) Solicitors: Holding Redlich (Plaintiff) Colin Biggers & Paisley (Defendants) File Number(s): 2009/00298673 & 2010/0085353