Landpower Australia Pty Ltd v Penske Power Systems Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 161

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Landpower Australia Pty Ltd v Penske Power Systems Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 161 Hearing dates: 17 June 2019 Date of orders: 02 July 2019 Decision date: 02 July 2019 Before: Bell P at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [56]; Payne JA at [57] Decision: 1. Leave to appeal granted. 2. Appeal allowed with costs. 3. Set aside the orders of Gibson DCJ dismissing the Amended Cross-Claim. 4. Order that Penske pay Landpower's costs of the notice of motion in the District Court. 5. Order that Landpower pay the costs (if any) thrown away by the amendment. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – where claim said to be apportionable – dismissal of third-party cross-claim against named concurrent wrongdoer – whether primary judge erred in dismissing cross-claim based on independent causes of action against cross-defendant – consideration of Dymocks Book Arcade Pty Ltd v Capral Ltd [2010] NSWSC 195 Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 3A(2), 34(2), 35(1) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), ss 87CB, 87CD(1), Sch 2 – Australian Consumer Law, s 18 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 5 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 63 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 52, 87CB, 87CD(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Caltex Refineries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Stavar (2009) 75 NSWLR 649; [2009] NSWCA 258 Dartberg Pty Ltd v Wealthcare Financial Planning Pty Ltd (2007) 164 FCR 450; [2007] FCA 1216 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioner (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Dymocks Book Arcade Pty Ltd v Capral Ltd [2010] NSWSC 195 Fudlovski v JGC Accounting & Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] WASC 476 Hunt & Hunt Lawyers v Mitchell Morgan Nominees Pty Ltd (2013) 247 CLR 613; [2013] HCA 10 Lion‐Dairy & Drinks Pty Ltd v Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] FCA 386 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v CTC Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 58 Reinhold v New South Wales Lotteries Corporation (No 2) (2008) 82 NSWLR 762; [2008] NSWSC 187 Rennie Golledge Pty Ltd v Ballard (2012) 82 NSWLR 231; [2012] NSWCA 376 Rivercity Motorway Finance Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (Received and Managers Appointed) v AECOM Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] FCA 713 Sanderson Motors Pty Ltd v Lindsay Bennelong Developments Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 846 Spellson v George (1992) 26 NSWLR 666 Texts Cited: B McDonald, "Proportionate Liability in Australia: The Devil in the Detail" (2005) 26 Aust Bar Rev 29 B McDonald, "Indemnities and the Civil Liability Legislation" (2011) 27 JCL 56 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Landpower Australia Pty Ltd (Applicant) Penske Power Systems Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A P Cheshire SC (Applicant) P A Horvath, T M Rogan (Respondent)