Skelton v Foggo [2021] NSWSC 1228

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Skelton v Foggo [2021] NSWSC 1228 Hearing dates: 13 September 2021 Date of orders: 28 September 2021 Decision date: 28 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The court orders: (1) The plaintiff's statement of claim filed 17 March 2021 is dismissed as against the first defendant. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs. (3) The matter to be listed for a directions hearing before the Registrar at 10.00am on 19 October 2021. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary dismissal — No reasonable cause of action — Abuse of Process — Expiry of limitation period — Pleadings — Striking out — No reasonable cause of action — Tendency to cause prejudice, embarrassment or delay — Abuse of Process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 67 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 91 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 11,14, 51 and 52 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28, 14.6, 14.7 and 14.8 Cases Cited: Banque Commerciale SA En Liquidation v Akhill Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd v Peat Marwick Hungerfords (1997) 188 CLR 241 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Gerace v Auzhair Supplies Pty Ltd (in liq) (2014) 87 NSWLR 435 Preston v Star City Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1273 Wardley Australia Ltd v The State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Brett Skelton (Plaintiff) Robert Foggo (First Defendant) Alistair Henskens (Second Defendant) Michael Evers (Third Defendant) Carl Terpstra (Fourth Defendant) Nicholas Coren (Fifth Defendant) Robert Harris (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr G. Ng (First Defendant)