Reece Pty Ltd v Jones & Jones Master Plumbers Pty Ltd [2012] NSWDC 98

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Reece Pty Ltd v Jones & Jones Master Plumbers Pty Ltd [2012] NSWDC 98 Hearing dates: 21 June 2012 Decision date: 25 June 2012 Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Third cross-defendant's application to sever the cross-claimant's claim against it from these proceedings and heard separately is dismissed. (2) Third cross-defendant pay the first defendant/cross-claimant's costs of this Notice of Motion. (3) Third cross-defendant's Notice of Motion for summary judgment is stood over for further directions on 6 September 2012 in the Case Managed List. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - motion for separate trial of proceedings by one cross-defendant against the cross-claimant - application dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57 and 58 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 46 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), ss 13, 14 and 54 Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 51A, 52 and 74G(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 2.1, 6.22 and 6.29 Cases Cited: AMP Fire & General Insurance Co Ltd v Dixon [1982] VR 833 AON Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 ASIC v Axis International Management Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 250 Beneficial Finance Corporation v Price Waterhouse (1996) 68 SASR 19 Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Bishop v Bridgelands Securities (1990) 25 FCR 311 Carter v Commissioner of Taxation (2001) 109 FCR 215 D G Madin Ltd v Gordon [1964] SASR 64 Dean-Willcocks v Air Transit International Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 64 Fitzgerald v Parramatta Leagues Club Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1126 GPI Leisure Corp Ltd v Yuill (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Young J, 6 August 1997) Hyder Consulting (Victoria) Pty Ltd v CGU Insurance Ltd [2001] VSC 449 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd (No 15) [2000] NSWSC 1215 Mann v Board of Health (ACT) (1996) 67 FCR 383 Martin v Cassidy (1969) 90 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 433 McCarthy v St Paul International Insurance Co Ltd (2007) 157 FCR 402 Owners SP 75903 v Dix [2011] NSWSC 245 Ramsay v Schiller [2012] NSWSC 596 Spirits International BV v Federal Treasury Enterprise (FKP) Sojuzplodoimport (2011) 91 IPR 438; [2011] FCAFC 69 Warragamba Winery Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 66 Waters v Smith [1969] 1 NSWR 151 Wood v Cross Television Centre Pty Ltd [1962] NSWR 528 Texts Cited: Ritchies Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Cross-Claimant: Jones & Jones Master Plumbers Pty Ltd (ACN 096 654 581)Third Cross-Defendant: Wesfarmers General Insurance Ltd (ABN 24 000 036 279) Representation: Cross-Claimant: Mr C P Carter / Mr S LippThird Cross-Defendant: Mr M Sealey Cross-Claimant: Doyles Construction LawyersThird Cross-Defendant: Sparke Helmore Lawyers File Number(s): 2011/247763 Publication restriction: None