Metropolitan Petar v Mitreski [2012] NSWSC 167

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Metropolitan Petar v Mitreski [2012] NSWSC 167 Hearing dates: 1 March 2012 Decision date: 05 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Brereton J Decision: See paragraph 25 Catchwords: DECLARATIONS - where proceedings conducted in stages before different judges - where earlier judgments resolve certain questions - whether ultimate judge should pronounce declarations in wider terms than earlier judgments. DECLARATIONS - preference for declaratory orders to be clear and complete and not require recourse to other documents or orders Cases Cited: Metropolitan Petar v Mitreski [2003] NSWSC 262 Metropolitan Petar v Mitreski [2012] NSWSC 16 Metropolitan Peter v Mitreski [2009] NSWSC 106 Texts Cited: Neville & Ashe, Equity Proceedings and Precedents Category: Consequential orders Parties: His Eminence Petar the Diocesan Bishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia & New Zealand (first plaintiff) The Very Reverend Father Mitko Mitrev (second plaintiff) Lambe Mitreski (first defendant) Peco Damcevski (second defendant) Boris Minovski (third defendant) Eftim Eftimov (fourth defendant) Mile Marcevski (fifth defendant) Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Incorporated (sixth defendant) Naum Despotoski (eighth defendant) Attorney-General for the State of NSW (ninth defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr TGR Parker SC (Ps) Mr M Leeming SC (D1-6, 8) Mr M Izzo (D9) Solicitors: Sachs Gerace Lawyers (Ps) McConnell Jaffray Lawyers (D1-6, 8) Crown Solicitor (D9) File Number(s): 1997/25609