Joseph Lando v Rawlinson & Brown Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 328

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Joseph Lando v Rawlinson & Brown Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 328 Hearing dates: 20 March 2017 Date of orders: 31 March 2017 Decision date: 31 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Motion granted; (2) The proceedings in the District Court, between Rawlinson & Brown and Mr Lando, being proceedings number 2016/199969, be transferred to the Supreme Court; (3) Ms Sylvia Lando is joined as a plaintiff to both proceedings; (4) Both proceedings be listed before the Registrar on Monday 3 April for directions to ensure that both proceedings are ready at the same time and expeditiously; (5) Costs be costs in the cause; (6) The parties have liberty to approach for any different or special order for costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – notice of motion – order seeking District Court proceedings transferred to Supreme Court proceedings – order made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 140 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 28.5 Cases Cited: HP Mercentile Pty Ltd v Dierickx (2003) 306 ALR 53; [2013] NSWCA 479 Roadshow Entertainment Pty Limited v CAN 053 006 269 (1997) 42 NSWLR 462 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Joseph Lando (Applicant) Rawlinson & Brown Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Blount (Applicant) GE Babe (Respondent) R Gall (DC – Respondent)