In the matter of Felan’s Fisheries Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 1502

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Felan's Fisheries Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 1502 Hearing dates: 27 October 2017 Decision date: 27 October 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: The Court holds that the hearing date should not be vacated. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Hearings — Adjournment – where proceedings listed for hearing for three weeks – where Plaintiff contends that it does not have time to prepare for hearing – whether hearing date should be vacated Legislation Cited: - Civil Liability Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56–58 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 181 Cases Cited: - Hans Pet Constructions Pty Ltd v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 - Re Elsmore Resources Ltd [2016] NSWSC 884 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Felan's Fisheries Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Sydney Fish Market Pty Limited (First Defendant) SFM Tenants and Merchants Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Bruce James Standen (Third Defendant) Grahame Richard Turk (Fourth Defendant) John Samuel Symonds (Fifth Defendant) William John Gallagher (Sixth Defendant) Sandra Margaret Hook (Seventh Defendant) Terry Con Poulos (Eighth Defendant) Harry Kouros (Ninth Defendant) Gregory George Imisides (Tenth Defendant) Nicholas Peter Manettas (Eleventh Defendant) George Apostolakis (Twelfth Defendant) John Jeffreson (Thirteenth Defendant) Ross Geoffrey Fidden (Fourteenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G P George/A Djurdjevic (Plaintiff) J C Hewitt (First Defendant) N J Kidd (Third to Ninth and Twelfth to Fourteenth Defendants)