Davidovic v Vesuvius Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1066

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Davidovic v Vesuvius Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1066 Hearing dates: 4 August 2014 Decision date: 07 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Darke J Decision: Leave granted to file amended Statement of Claim. Proceedings stayed until certain costs of earlier proceedings are paid. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - pleadings - amendment of statement of claim - leave granted subject to condition - stay of proceedings until costs of earlier proceedings paid

ESTOPPEL - issue estoppel - scope of estoppel created by judgment Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 67 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 54A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 6.20 Cases Cited: Austotel Pty Ltd v Franklins Selfserve Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 582 Blair v Curran [1939] HCA 23; (1939) 62 CLR 464 Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Limited v Fostif Pty Limited; Australian Liquor Marketers Pty Limited v Berney [2006] HCA 41; (2006) 229 CLR 386 Cookson Plibrico Pty Limited v V & M Davidovic Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 1171 Monk v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (1994) 34 NSWLR 148 National Mutual Property Services (Australia) Pty Limited v Citibank Savings Limited (1995) 132 ALR 514 Trendtex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse [1982] AC 679 Vesuvius Australia Pty Ltd v V & M Davidovic Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 539 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Velibor (Boris) Davidovic (plaintiff) Vesuvius Australia Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: J R Young (plaintiff) P T Russell (defendant) Solicitors: James Legal Pty Limited (plaintiff) Pikes & Verekers Lawyers (defendant) File Number(s): 2013/385037 Publication restriction: Nil