Arab Bank of Australia Limited v Ali Alaouie & Ors [2020] NSWSC 1386

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Arab Bank of Australia Limited v Ali Alaouie & Ors [2020] NSWSC 1386 Hearing dates: 8 October 2020 Date of orders: 8 October 2020 Decision date: 09 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: See [63] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application to strike out defence – application for default judgment – home loans and purchase of taxi plates – six defendants – multiple securities – first defendant bankrupt – relevant principles Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 57(2)(b) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth),s 58 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.28, r 14.3, 16.2, 16.4, r 16.5 and r 16.8 Cases Cited: Banque Commerciale SA (En Liqn) v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NLWLR 937 Empire Shipping Co Inc v Owners of the Ship Shin Kobe Maru (1991) 32 FCR 78 GEL Custodian Pty Limited v The Estate of the late Geoffrey Francis Wells [2013] 973 Meckiff v Simpson [1968] VR 62 National Australia Bank Ltd v Strik [2009] NSWSC 184. Scott v Wondal [2015] NSWSC 1577 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Arab Bank of Australia Limited (Plaintiff) Ali Alaouie (First Defendant) The Trustee of the Property of Ali Alaouie, a bankrupt (Second Defendant) Tawfik Alaouie (Third Defendant) Kathy Alaouie (Fourth Defendant) Kamal Ahmed Kamal Ahmed Kamal (Fifth Defendant) NSW Trustee & Guardian (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Beechey (Plaintiff)