Barescape Pty Ltd & Anor v Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor (No 8) [2012] NSWSC 512

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Barescape Pty Ltd & Anor v Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor (No 8) [2012] NSWSC 512 Hearing dates: 9-12 August, 15-18 August, 6-9 September 2011, 12-16 September 2011, 12 October 2011, 9 March 2012, 2-5 April 2012, 10-13 April 2012, 24 April 2012 Decision date: 16 May 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Applications to tender documents in course of trial - Rulings on tenders. Catchwords: Detailed rulings as to specific applications to tender documents. Parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order to give effect to judgment. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - ss 56, 56-58, 56-59, 58(2) - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 69, 79, 135, 136 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Sch 7, rr 31.18, 31.23, 31.28, 31.28(1), 31.28(3), 31.28(4) Cases Cited: - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2005] NSWSC 417; (2005) 216 ALR 320 - Barrett Property Group Pty Ltd v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1509 - Beattie & Sutherland v Osman (No 3) [2009] NSWSC 824 - Dyldam Developments Pty Ltd v Jones [2008] NSWCA 56 - Hodder Rook & Associates Pty Ltd v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 279 - Investmentsource v Knox St Apartments [2007] NSWSC 1128 - Lagerbar Balmain Pty Ltd v Riverview Hotel Balmain Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1433 - Mobile Innovations Ltd v Vodafone Pacific Ltd [2003] NSWSC 309 - National Australia Bank Ltd v Rusu [1999] NSWSC 539; (1999) 47 NSWLR 309 - New South Wales Crime Commission v Trinh [2003] NSWSC 811 Nominal Defendant v Manning [2000] NSWCA 80; (2000) 50 NSWLR 139 - State of New South Wales v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 - Wimpole v McIlwaith [1923] VLR 553 - Yacoub v Pilkington (Australia) Ltd [2007] NSWCA 290 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Barescape Pty Ltd atf The Vs Family Trust (First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Anthony Ventura (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) Midfielder Pty Ltd (Third Cross-Defendant) Bacchus Holdings Pty Ltd atf The Bacchus Holdings Trust (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Matthew Gordon Higgins (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C. D. Wood (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) A. A. Henskens SC, N. E. Furlan (Defendants/Cross-Claimant) Solicitors: Anthony Ventura (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) Bilbie Dan (Defendants/Cross-Claimant) File Number(s): 09/291437