Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAGLEESON CJ,GAUDRON, McHUGH, GUMMOW, KIRBY, HAYNE AND CALLINAN JJGRAHAM BARCLAY OYSTERS PTY   APPELLANTSLIMITED & ANORANDGRANT RYAN AND ORS  RESPONDENTSGraham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan[2002] HCA 545 December 2002S258/2001ORDER1.   Appeal by Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd allowed in so far as it concerns the issue of negligence.2.   Appeal by Graham Barclay Distributors Pty Ltd allowed with costs.3.   Parties to have 28 days to file draft minutes of consequential orders to be made by this Court in respect of the orders (including costs orders) made by the Full Court of the Federal Court. 4.   In default of agreement between the parties to this appeal as to the form of the draft minutes for that appeal, each party is to file within the 28 day period its draft with short written submissions in support, indicating how the drafts of the parties differ.On appeal from the Federal Court of AustraliaRepresentation:C R R Hoeben SC with A P Coleman for the appellants (instructed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal)T K Tobin QC with J B R Beach QC and B M Zipser for the first named first respondent (instructed by Slater & Gordon)No appearance for the second to seventh named first respondentsW H Nicholas QC with T G R Parker for the second respondent (instructedby Coudert Brothers)B W Walker SC with P W Taylor SC and M J Windsor for the third respondent (instructed by Crown Solicitor for the State of New South Wales)Intervener:R J Meadows QC, Solicitor-General for the State of Western Australia...