McDonagh v Huxley (No. 3) [2020] NSWSC 1181

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McDonagh v Huxley (No. 3) [2020] NSWSC 1181 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 1 September 2020 Decision date: 01 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) The notice of motion filed on 26 November 2018 is dismissed. (2) The applicant, Rory McDonnell, is to pay the costs of the notice of motion. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – second application to set aside default judgment – no draft defence provided - non-appearance – repeated non-compliance with court orders – where hearing complete – where applicant aware of proceedings at time of hearing – unexplained delay Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Byron v Southern Star Group (1995) 123 FLR 352 McDonagh Management Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1099 McDonagh v Huxley [2018] NSWSC 1316 McDonagh v Huxley (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1317 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Sharon McDonagh (First Plaintiff) McDonagh Management Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff)

Gregory Huxley (First Defendant) Vanessa Huxley (Second Defendant) Adam Huxley (Third Defendant) Rory McDonnell (Fourth Defendant/Applicant) DIB Lawyers Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) James Edward Spencer (Sixth Defendant) Jeffrey Dougal Dawson (Seventh Defendant) Vangory Holdings Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) Vangory Services Pty Ltd (Ninth Defendant) Benitch Investments Pty Ltd (Tenth Defendant) Ghassan Dib (Eleventh Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P S Braham SC/R Goodridge (Plaintiffs) A Katsoulas (First, Eigth and Ninth Defendants) M Kalyk (Third, Fifth and Eleventh Defendants) G P McNally (Seventh and Tenth Defendants)