Byrnes v Majak [2020] NSWSC 906

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Byrnes v Majak [2020] NSWSC 906 Hearing dates: 25 June 2020 Date of orders: 25 June 2020 Decision date: 25 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The proceedings be dismissed as against the first and third defendants. (2) The Respondent pay costs of the Applicants, of and incidental to the proceedings, on the ordinary basis. (3) Costs are payable forthwith. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – SUMMARY Disposal – Dismissal of proceedings against first and third defendants, solicitors for second defendant in prior proceedings – no reasonable cause of action disclosed. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: A v State of New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500; [2007] HCA 10 Batistatos v The Road Transport Authority NSW (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Clavel v Savage [2013] NSWSC 775 Cox v Journeaux (1935) 52 CLR 713; [1935] HCA 48 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Fawcett v Cannon [2007] NSWSC 1267 General Steel Industries v Commissioner for Railways New South Wales (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Hunter Area Health Service v Presland (2005) 63 NSWLR 22; [2005] NSWCA 33 Shalhoub Holdings Pty Limited v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2006] NSWSC 607 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509; [1992] HCA 34 Texts Cited: Sappideen and Vines, Fleming's Law of Torts (10th ed, 2011, Thomson Reuters) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Russell Craig Byrnes (First Applicant) Matthew Byrnes (Second Applicant) Zofia Bozena Majak (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Emmett (Applicants) Self-represented (Respondent)