Monday 4 July 2005

MEDIA ALERT

"GUNNS20" HEARING TODAY

A Hearing has been set down by Justice Bongiorno for today in the matter of Gunns Ltd & others v Marr & others (the 'Gunns20') in the Victorian Supreme Court.

Various Defendants will be seeking parts of the statement of claim to be struck out at this hearing.

Last Friday, the plaintiffs served an amended statement of claim, which has nearly doubled the length of the document from 216 pages to 360 pages.

Arguments are anticipated over whether the amended statement of claim can be filed at this stage of the proceedings. The amended statement of claim may have implications for defences already filed and defendants' legal advice and costs incurred to date responding to the earlier edition.

Peg Putt, MHA (the eleventh Defendant in the proceedings), a representative for The Wilderness Society (the sixth defendant) and Counsel for various other defendants will be available for comment following the hearing.

WHEN: 10:30 am TODAY Monday 4 July 2005

WHERE: Supreme Court of Victoria, 210 William St, Melbourne

Further legal inquiries: contact Adam Beeson 0428 217 707

Media inquiries for Peg Putt: contact Cath Hughes 0419 886 304

Media inquiries for The Wilderness Society: contact Greg Ogle 0409 096 519