Robert Sebie v Bresic Whitney Pty Limited and Adrian Oddi Real Estate Pty Limited [2021] NSWDC 136

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Robert Sebie v Bresic Whitney Pty Limited and Adrian Oddi Real Estate Pty Limited [2021] NSWDC 136 Hearing dates: 5 March and 9 April 2021 Date of orders: 15 April 2021 Decision date: 15 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: See [59] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — notice of motion – Where the Defendants argue that proceedings be either dismissed pursuant to UCPR 13.4 or that the Statement of Claim be struck out pursuant to UCPR 14.28 – Whether the Plaintiff was precluded from bringing the present proceedings where proceedings were previously dismissed in light of section 91 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW). ESTOPPEL — whether issue or Anshun estoppel applies in light in of previous Supreme Court decision to which the Defendants were not parties. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 91 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), ss 42, 43 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Andy Vuong Duc Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC1089 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 57 FCR 287 Enterprise ICT Pty Limited v Pham (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 185 Gibbs & McAllion Lloyd Pty Ltd v Kinna [1998] VSCA 52 Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 231 Haines v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1995) 43 NSWLR 404 Murphy v Abi Saab (1995) 37 NSWLR 280 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Limited [2017) NSWSC 446 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun (1981) 147 CLR 589 Tanning Research Laboratories Inc v O'Brien [1990] HCA 8; (1990) 169 CLR 332 Timbercorp Finance Pty Ltd (in Liq) v Tomes (2016) 259 CLR 212 Wardley Australia Pty Ltd v Western Australia [1902] HCA 55, (1992) 175 CLR 514 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Robert Sebie (Plaintiff) Bresic Whitney Balmain Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Adrian Oddi Real Estate (Second Defendant) Representation: Appearances: Mr R Killalea and Mr MH Kazi (Solicitors for the Plaintiff on 5 March 2021) and the Plaintiff in person (on 9 April 2021) Mr B Shaw (Solicitor for the First and Second Defendant)