Borgese v Cater & Blumer Pty Ltd t/as Cater & Blumer (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 92

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Borgese v Cater & Blumer Pty Ltd t/as Cater & Blumer (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 92 Hearing dates: 15 and 16 February 2017 Decision date: 17 February 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) The plaintiff's second application for leave to file a further amended statement of claim is refused. (2) The defendant's motion for summary dismissal is allowed. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the motions. (4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis. (5) The defendant has leave to approach my Associate within 14 days should it seek variation of Order 4. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – second application for leave to file further amended statement of claim –breach of confidence alleged for the first time – lack of specificity in pleadings of nature of confidential information – prejudice to the parties - application refused

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application to dismiss proceedings because no reasonable cause of action disclosed Legislation Cited: Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4(1)(b) Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v The Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Belan v Casey [2002] NSWSC 58 Borgese v Cater & Blumer Pty Ltd t/as Cater & Blumer [2016] NSWSC 1252 Borgese v Cater & Blumer Pty Ltd t/as Cater & Blumer (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 79 Borgese v Papasidero [2006] NSWSC 407 Clarke v State of New South Wales (No.4) [2015] NSWSC 1054 Corrs Pavey Whiting and Byrne v Collector of Customs (Vic) (1987) 14 FCR 434; [1987] FCA 266 Duchess of Argyll v Duke of Argyll [1967] CH 302 General Steel Industries v Commission for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Kallinicos v Hunt [2005] NSWSC 1181 LGS v Barbagallo (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 1099 Mancini v Mancini [1999] NSWSC 800 Marshall v Prescott [2015] NSWCA 110 Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG [1999] 2 A.C. 222 Spincode Pty Ltd v Look Software Pty Ltd [2001] VSCA 248 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Domenico Borgese (Plaintiff) Cater & Blumer Pty Ltd t/as Cater & Blumer Solicitors (Incorporating Ian Denis Maguire t/as Maguire & Martin Solicitors) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Merkel (Plaintiff) Mr T Faulkner SC (Defendant)