Idameneo (No 789) Limited v Christopher Brownlow Idameneo (No 789) Limited v Carol Davenport [2014] NSWSC 1742

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Idameneo (No 789) Limited v Christopher Brownlow Idameneo (No 789) Limited v Carol Davenport [2014] NSWSC 1742 Decision date: 01 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: Application to delay delivery of judgment granted Catchwords: [PRACTICE & PROCEDURE] - where lengthy and complex trial - where judgment reserved - where after some months parties make application for delivery of judgment to be delayed - where application for leave to re-open granted - further evidence - after judgment further reserved and listed for delivery, further request for delay so parties can pursue settlement discussions.

[LEGAL PROFESSION] - expectation of practitioners - need for promptitude - consideration of other litigants awaiting judgments - delay occasioned to others while preparation of ultimately unnecessary judgment Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: In proceedings 2010/236856

Idameneo (No 789) Ltd (1st Plaintiff) Specialist Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd (2nd Plaintiff) Christopher Brownlow (2nd Defendant) Nicholas Champness (3rd Defendant) Narelle McKenzie (4th Defendant) Pathology South Coast Pty Ltd (5th Defendant) Pathology NSW Pty Limited (6th Defendant) Pathology Victoria Pty Limited (7th Defendant) Pathology Diagnostics Pty Limited (8th Defendant) Pathology Specialists Pty Limited (9th Defendant) Pathology Vision Pty Limited (10th Defendant) Pathology First Pty Limited (11th Defendant) Australian Diagnostics Group Pty Limited (12th Defendant) Cherie Winterburn (13th Defendant) Christine Louise Davey (14th Defendant) Matthew Dale Burt (15th Defendant) Enia Lucia Kakaflikas (16th Defendant) Wade Foster (17th Defendant) Kristine Gay Durling (18th Defendant) Stella Pendle (19th Defendant) Marie Lo (20th Defendant) Anoop Singh (21st Defendant)