F.E. V Mono Constructions Pty Ltd v Beattie [2020] NSWSC 1093

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: F.E. V Mono Constructions Pty Ltd v Beattie [2020] NSWSC 1093 Hearing dates: 17 August 2020 Date of orders: 20 August 2020 Decision date: 20 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) The defendants' Notice of Motion filed 2 June 2020 is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff's Notice of Motion filed on 9 June 2020 is dismissed; (3) Note the proceedings are stayed by force of Order 3 pronounced by Fagan J on 28 April 2020. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings – pending appeal – where there is no practical benefit of imposing a stay CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary disposal – dismissal of proceedings – where action may be maintainable Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98(4) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) (Repealed) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 13.4 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Alexander v Cambridge Corporation Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Cardinal Group Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2018] NSWSC 895 FEV Mono Constructions Pty Ltd v Beattie [2020] NSWSC 467 Hadley v Baxendale [1854] 156 E.R 145; (1854) 9 Ex 341 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Limited [2013] NSWCA 71 Penrith Whitewater Stadium Limited v Lesvos Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 White Industries Australia v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2007) 160 FCR 298 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: F.E.V Mono Constructions Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Gregory Neil Beattie (First defendant) Anthony Mark Hudson (Second defendant) Lucy Grace Motta (Third defendant) Stephen Hugh Patterson (Fourth defendant) Kendall Elliot Webber (Fifth defendant) Representation: Counsel: I. Griscti (Defendants)