Morris v Hanley

[2005] HCATrans 131

[2005] HCATrans 131

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S88 of 2004

B e t w e e n -

JANINE MORRIS

Applicant

and

JACK NORMAN HANLEY

First Respondent

GEOFFREY DONALD REID

Second Respondent

LYNDA MAREE COLE

Third Respondent

CHRISTINE VALMAE HAYWARD

Fourth Respondent

ANTHONY BODYCOTE

Fifth Respondent

ROBYN JANELLE HAYDON

Sixth Respondent

DAPHNE OLIVE BOYD

Seventh Respondent

BEVERLEY JOY ARMFIELD

Eighth Respondent

GAYLE HANLEY

Ninth Respondent

CECIL BELLCHAMBERS

Tenth Respondent

MARIANI HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED

Eleventh Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

Publication of reasons and pronouncement of orders

GUMMOW J
KIRBY J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 10 MARCH 2005, AT 9.33 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

GUMMOW J:   The applicant and the first 10 respondents are shareholders in the eleventh respondent.  In litigation in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, claims were made of breaches of fiduciary duty owed to the applicant and of conspiracy and other allegations.  The primary judge dismissed the case and in its full reasons the Court of Appeal dismissed various challenges made to the decision of the primary judge.

There are insufficient prospects of success in a further appeal to this Court to warrant a grant of special leave and the application is dismissed with costs.

Pursuant to r 41.11.1 we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing this application with costs.

I publish the disposition signed by Justice Kirby and myself.

AT 9.34 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED