Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd; Farag v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 65

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd; Farag v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 65 Hearing dates: 26 February 2014 Decision date: 17 March 2014 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Ward JA at [55]; Tobias AJA at [60] Decision: The two applications for leave to appeal are dismissed with costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - costs - security for costs - appeal against decision refusing to order security for costs under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.21(1)(d) or Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1335(1) - whether reason to believe plaintiff company will be unable to meet adverse costs order - not a test of whether risk that that will be the case - burden of proof in applications for security for costs - principles governing appellate review of determination of threshold question of whether power to order security Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.21 Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc [1981] HCA 39; 148 CLR 170 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar [2012] HCA 17; 247 CLR 345 Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Industrial Relations Commission [2000] HCA 47; 203 CLR 194 Dwyer v Calco Timbers Pty Ltd [2008] HCA 13; 234 CLR 124 Finch v Telstra Super Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 36; 242 CLR 254 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; 214 CLR 118 Ho v Powell [2001] NSWCA 168; 51 NSWLR 572 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Dierickx [2013] NSWCA 87 In re the Will of F B Gilbert (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Jones Lang LaSalle (NSW) Pty Ltd v Taouk [2012] NSWCA 342 Livingspring Pty Ltd v Kliger Partners [2008] VSCA 93; 20 VR 377 Potts v Miller [1940] HCA 43; 64 CLR 282 Prynew Pty Ltd v Nemeth [2010] NSWCA 94; 28 ACLC 10-026 Singer v Berghouse [1994] HCA 40; 181 CLR 201 Strong v Woolworths Ltd [2012] HCA 5; 246 CLR 182 Tarabay v Leite [2008] NSWCA 259 Warren v Coombes [1979] HCA 9; 142 CLR 531 Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 245 Category: Principal judgment Parties: CA 2013/323232: Sally-Ann Cornelius (First Applicant) Christopher Quinn (Second Applicant) Andrew Winthorpe (Third Applicant) John O'Brien (Fourth Applicant) The Zuellig Group Incorporated (Fifth Applicant) Zuellig Pharma Asia Pacific Ltd (Sixth Applicant) Zuellig Healthcare Holdings Australia Pty Ltd (Seventh Applicant) John Diener (Eighth Applicant) Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Axiom Molecular Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Mathew Farag (Third Respondent)