Thomson Aviation Pty Ltd v Dufresne [2011] NSWSC 864

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Thomson Aviation Pty Ltd v Dufresne [2011] NSWSC 864 Hearing dates: 8 August 2011 Decision date: 12 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Motion to strike out Cross-Claim dismissed Catchwords: Private International Law - Application to strike out Cross-Claim - whether inappropriate forum Legislation Cited: - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 11.7, 12.11, Sch 6 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - s 601CD Cases Cited: - Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd v Jumbo Scheepvaart Maatschappij (Curacao) NV & Ors (1988) 14 NSWLR 507 - Garsec Pty Ltd v His Majesty Sultan of Brunei (2008) 250 ALR 682 - Garstang v Cedenco JV Australia Ltd t/as Cedenco Australia [2002] NSWSC 144 - Murakami v Wiryadi [2010] NSWCA 7 - Puttick v Tenon Ltd [2008] HCA 54; (2008) 238 CLR 265 - Regie Nationale des Usines Renault SA v Zhang [2002] HCA 10; (2002) 210 CLR 491 - Sunbeam Corporation Ltd v MTI Qualos Pty Ltd (unreported, 14 December 1995) - Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Thomson Aviation Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Michael Dufresne (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Resinco Capital Partners Inc (Cross-Defendant) (formerly Longview Capital Partners Inc) Representation: Counsel: AM Gruzman (Plaintiff) CP Carter (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) BC Kasep (Cross-Defendant) Solicitors: Capello Rowe (Plaintiff) Havileh Legal (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Lee and Lyons (Cross-Defendant) File Number(s): 09/291479