Mourched v Transport for NSW [2020] NSWSC 1766

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mourched v Transport for NSW [2020] NSWSC 1766 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 08 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Refuse leave for the filing of the proposed amended statement of claim. 2. Direct the plaintiffs, if they wish to pursue this application, to serve by 16 December 2020 a further proposed amended statement of claim which addresses the pleading issues set out in these reasons. 3. Direct the second defendant to notify the plaintiffs by 4pm on 17 December 2020 whether it opposes the grant of leave for the filing of that further proposed amended statement of claim. 4. Otherwise stand over the plaintiffs' notice of motion for directions in the Real Property List on 18 December 2020. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE - pleadings - application for leave to file amended statement of claim - plaintiffs seek orders for court imposed easement pursuant to s 88K of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) - defendants oppose leave on the basis that it would be liable to be struck out where it discloses no reasonable cause of action - whether plaintiffs required to plead material facts relevant to matters in s 88K(2)(a)-(c) of the Conveyancing Act - held that matters in s 88K(2)(a)-(c) are preconditions to a claim for a court imposed easement - held that plaintiffs failure to plead facts relevant to whether the second defendant can be adequately compensated for loss or disadvantage and that all reasonable attempts have been (unsuccessfully) made to obtain easement otherwise would make amended statement of claim liable to be struck out - leave refused. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 58 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), ss 88K(1), 88K(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 14.10 Cases Cited: 117 York St. Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan 16123 (1998) 43 NSWLR 504 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Arthur Young v Tieco International (1999) 182 LSJS 367 Banque Commerciale SA (in Liq) v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Bloom v Lepre (2008) 13 BPR 24,923 Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd [1936] 1 KB 697 Clough v Frog (1974) 4 ALR 615; 48 ALJR 481 Coles Myer NSW Ltd v Dymocks Book Arcade Ltd (1996) 7 BPR 14.638 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Mehta (1991) 23 NSWLR 84 Cropper v Smith (1884) 26 Ch D 700 D & D Investments Pty Ltd v Yiasemides (2006) 13 BPR 24,103; [2006] NSWSC 1419 Gunns Ltd v Marr [2005] VSC 251 Horton v Jones (No 2) (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 305 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Market Ltd (2008) 73 NSWLR 653; [2008] NSWCA 206 Ingot Equity Capital Markets Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Investments Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1136 Ketteman v Hansel Properties Ltd [1987] 1 AC 189; [1988] 1 All ER 38 Longhurst-Saunders v Cooper (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 455 Mitchell v Boutagy (2001) 10 BPR 19,187; [2001] NSWSC 1045 Owners Strata Plan 13635 v Ryan (2006) 12 BPR 23,485; [2006] NSWSC 221 Pinson v Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Ltd [1941] 2 KB 72 Shannon v Lee Chun (1912) 15 CLR 257; [1912] HCA 52 Shelton v National Roads and Motorist Association Ltd (2004) 51 ACSR 278; [2004] FCA 1393 Shi v ABI-K Pty Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 568; [2014] NSWCA 293 Smith v Woodley-Beattie [2009] NSWSC 380 Steel v Smith (1817) 1 B & Ald 94 Tenacity Investments v Ku-Ring-Gai Council and Ors [2008] NSWLEC 27 Tildesley v Harper (1878) 10 Ch D 393 Tregoyd Gardens Pty Ltd v Jervis (1997) 8 BPR 15,845 Vines v Djordevitch (1955) 91 CLR 512 Wilson v Forrester-Babcock (2000) 10 BPR 18,377; [2000] NSWSC 1208 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Mourched (First Plaintiff) Anthony Mourched (Second Plaintiff) Transport for New South Wales (First Defendant) Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: JT Johnson (Plaintiffs) M Astill (Defendants)