Tom Folino-Gallo & Sons Investments Pty Limited v Zulian [2019] NSWSC 596

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tom Folino-Gallo & Sons Investments Pty Limited v Zulian [2019] NSWSC 596 Hearing dates: 17 May 2019 Date of orders: 21 May 2019 Decision date: 21 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: (1) Dismiss the defendant's notice of motion. (2) The defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the notice of motion filed 5 November 2018. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – separate determination of questions – application based on alleged res judicata, issue estoppel and Anshun estoppel – where evidence nearly complete – where separate questions will raise questions of fact – risk of fragmentation of proceedings – application for separate questions refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 61 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 247A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 28.2, 42.1 Cases Cited: Allandale Blue Metal Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2013] NSWCA 103 Beck v Weinstock; Beck v L W Furniture (Consolidated) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 289 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1215 In the Matter of Tolco Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1069 J Annan v FSS Trustee Corporation [2017] NSWSC 1453 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Robinson & Ors v Deep Investments Pty Ltd (2018) 364 ALR 305 Southwell v Bennett [2010] NSWSC 1372 Texts Cited: George Spencer Bower, The Doctrine of Res Judicata (1st ed, 1924, Butterworth & Co, London) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Tom Folino-Gallo & Sons Investments Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Gabriel Zulian (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G McGrath (Plaintiff) A Di Francisco (Defendant)