Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd v Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1141

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd v Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1141 Hearing dates: 15 August 2014 Decision date: 15 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Proceedings stayed Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - stay of proceedings - costs - application by defendant for stay of proceedings until payment by plaintiff of costs ordered by the High Court of Australia Legislation Cited: High Court Rules 2004 Legal Profession Act 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Armstrong Strategic Management Pty Limited v Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 457 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Limited v Armstrong Strategic Management Pty Limited [2013] HCA 46; 250 CLR 203 Graham v Sutton, Carden & Co [1897] 2 Ch 367 Morton v Palmer (1882) 9 QBD 89 Re Wickham (1887) 35 Ch D 272 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Armstrong Consulting Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Ken Armstrong (Third Plaintiff) Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd (First Defendant) ERA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Expense Reduction Analysts Australasia Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Stuart Roy Michael (Fourth Defendant) Ronald Clucas (Fifth Defendant) Charles Frederick Marfleet (Sixth Defendant) Eragics Limited (Seventh Defendant) Expense Reduction Analysts International Limited (Eighth Defendant) Keith John Chapman (Ninth Defendant) Anthony Frederick Dormer (Tenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: W Alstergren QC with D J Briggs (Plaintiffs) E A J Hyde (Defendants) Solicitors: Bridges Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Holding Redlich (First to Ninth Defendants) S Scott (Tenth Defendant) File Number(s): SC 2011/76919