Lendlease Building Contractors Pty Ltd v Insurance Australia Limited [2018] NSWSC 1595

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lendlease Building Contractors Pty Ltd v Insurance Australia Limited [2018] NSWSC 1595 Hearing dates: 21 September 2018 Decision date: 23 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Rees J Decision: Leave to serve affidavit from non-party agreeing to be bound by judgment and remove reference to another from the pleading, following which joinder not necessary Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Necessary and proper — Whether joinder necessary — Rectification — Existing parties to contract do not wish to be joined — Existing parties to contract consent to be bound by orders — Joinder not necessary. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) Cases Cited: John Alexander's Club Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1 News Ltd v Australian Rugby Football League Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 410 Ross v Lane Cove Council (2014) NSWLR 34, [2014] NSWCA 50 State of Victoria v Sutton (1998) 195 CLR 291 Craddock Brothers v Hunt [1923] 2 Ch 136 Zdrojkowski v Pacholczak (1958) 76 WN (NSW) 503 Re Jay-O-Bees; Rosseau v Jay-O-Bees [2004] NSWSC 818 Beconwood Securities Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2009] FCA 131 Oak Dedicated Ltd v ASIC [2009] VSC 665 Owners Corporation SP 78422 v Ware Building Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1384 Damien v Combined Home Loans Pty Limited (No. 2) [2016] NSWSC 825 Rigg v Standard Bank of Australia Ltd (1896) 22 VLR 419 Jenkins v Visualeyes Pty Ltd [2005] VSC 218 Woollahra Municipal Council v Sahade [2012] NSWLEC 76 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Lendlease Building Contractors Pty Ltd - First Plaintiff Sitzler Pty Ltd - Second Plaintiff Insurance Australia Limited - First Defendant Great Lakes Reinsurance SE - Second Defendant Swiss Re International SE - Third Defendant Coverforce Partners Pty Ltd - Fourth Defendant Representation: Counsel: T. Mehigan with T Kane - First and Second Plaintiffs S.A. Lawrence - First to Third Defendants