McMillan v Coolah Home Base (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1325

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McMillan v Coolah Home Base (No 3) [2020] NSWSC 1325 Hearing dates: 14 September 2020 Date of orders: 30 September 2020 Decision date: 30 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Give leave to the plaintiffs to file the proposed further amended statement of claim against the fifth and sixth defendants (with the exception of the paragraphs [A43] – [A48] and references thereto elsewhere in the pleading, but including those paragraphs referred to at [104] of these reasons) subject to the further re-pleading of the allegation at [A52] to address the deficiencies identified in these reasons. 2. Direct that the revised further amended statement of claim be filed and served within 7 days. 3. Costs of both the strike out motion determined on 23 July 2020 and the plaintiffs' notice of motion of 3 September 2020 be costs in the cause. 4. List the matter for directions on 13 October 2020 at 8.30am. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Form and content of pleading — Defects — Leave to replead — Striking out — No reasonable cause of action or defence Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth), s 12CB Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 64 Competition and Consumer Law 2010 (Cth), sch 2, ss 21, 236 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 9, 53, 79, 180, 181, 182, 183, 198G, 232, 233, 420A, 437B, 437F, 439C, 440D, 422A, 442C, 444A, 444B, 1324, sch 2, items 2, 4(d), 90-15, 90-20 Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations), r 75-225 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4; 14.7, 14.8, 14.28 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Arthur Young v Tieco International [1995] SASC 5173; (1995) 182 LSJS 367 Baden v Société Générale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Industrie en France SA [1992] 4 All ER 161; [1993] 1 WLR 509 Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Dampier Authority (2006) 33 WAR 82; 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(1988) 83 ALR 299 Vadori v AAV Plumbing [2010] NSWSC 274 Viscariello v Macks [2014] SASC 189; (2014) 103 ACSR 542 Westpac Banking Corporation v Bell Group (in liq) (No 3) (2012) 44 WAR 1; [2012] WASCA 157 Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd (2004) 216 CLR 515; [2004] HCA 16 Zempilas v JN Taylor Holdings Ltd (in liq) (No 6) (1991) 5 ACSR 28 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Geoffrey Ian McMillan (First Plaintiff) David Arthur Darch (Second Plaintiff) Helen Dawn Waugh (Third Plaintiff) Margaret Joy Vale (Fourth Plaintiff) Jill Cook (Fifth Plaintiff) Lee Marilyn Tait (Sixth Plaintiff) Coolah Home Base Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Coolah Tourist Park Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Janet Marilyn Kelly (Third Defendant) Graeme George Booker (Fourth Defendant) Cameron Hamish Gray (Fifth Defendant) Ronald Dean-Willcocks (Sixth Defendant) Home Base Solutions Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P King (Plaintiffs) D Krochmalik (Fifth and Sixth Defendants) No appearances by First to Fourth, and Seventh Defendant