Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott [2019] NSWSC 218

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott [2019] NSWSC 218 Hearing dates: 12 February 2019 Decision date: 08 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: (1) Proceedings be permanently stayed.

(2) The plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of the notice of motion filed on 1 November 2018. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Service outside Australia – whether service of originating process should be set aside – whether local proceedings should be stayed on ground that New South Wales is inappropriate forum CONTRACT – breach of contract – whether partnership agreement existed – whether dispute falls within schedule 6 of UCPR – whether leave to serve outside Australia should be granted CORPORATIONS – Directors – claim based on breach of duties said to be owed by persons who were shadow directors – whether leave to serve outside Australia should be granted EQUITY – Contribution – whether court should refuse to assume jurisdiction over claim for contribution Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Base Metal Trading Ltd v Shamurin [2005] 1 WLR 1157; [2004] EWCA Civ 1316 Bialkower v Acohs Pty Ltd (1998) 83 FCR 1 Burke v LFOT Pty Ltd (2002) 209 CLR 282; [2002] HCA 17 Henry v Henry [1996] 185 CLR 571; [1996] HCA 51 Michael Wilson and Partners Limited v Robert Colin Nicholls & Ors [2009] NSWSC 1033 Michael Wilson and Partners Limited v Robert Colin Nicholls & Ors [2009] NSWSC 1377 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 305; [2011] HCA 48 Michael Wilson & Partners, Limited v Emmott [2018] EWCA Civ 51 Nicholls v Michael Wilson & Partners Limited [2010] NSWCA 222 Nicholls & Ors v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2012] NSWCA 383 Puttick v Tenon Limited (formerly called Fletcher Challenge Forests Limited) (2008) 238 CLR 265; [2008] HCA 54 Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault SA v Zhang (2002) 210 CLR 491; [2002] HCA 10 Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 538; [1990] HCA 55 Texts Cited: A Briggs, Private International Law in English Courts, (Oxford University Press, 2014) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd in its capacity as the assignee of the rights of Robert Colin Nicholls (a Bankrupt) and of certain of the rights of Temujin International Limited (acting both in its own right and as the Trustee of the Temujin International (Trading) Trust) and Temujin Services Limited (Plaintiff) John Forster Emmott (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Bolster (Plaintiff) J Baird (Defendant)