Consolidated Capital & Funding Pty Ltd v Jakk Holdings Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1239

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Consolidated Capital & Funding Pty Ltd v Jakk Holdings Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1239 Hearing dates: 17 September 2021 Date of orders: 23 September 2021 Decision date: 23 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Rein J Decision: See [28] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Striking out — No reasonable cause of action or defence — Application by one of six defendants to strike out the claims advanced against her — Allegations made in the Plaintiff's Amended Statement of Claim that the Second Defendant procured the Third Defendant's alleged breaches of his fiduciary duties to the Plaintiff — Inferences relied upon in support of the claim against the Second Defendant — Held: the Plaintiff's claim is not so obviously untenable or groundless that it will fail if the matter proceeds to trial — Application to strike out dismissed Legislation Cited: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ancient Order of Foresters in Victoria Friendly Society v Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd (2018) 265 CLR 1 Armstrong Scalisi Holdings Pty Ltd v Abboud [2012] NSWSC 268 Baden v Société Générale pour Favoriser le Dévelopment du Commerce et de l'Industrie en France SA [1993] 1 WLR 509 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89 Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) (2012) 200 FCR 296; [2012] FCAFC 6 Hasler v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (2014) 87 NSWLR 609; [2014] NSWCA 266 JR Consulting & Drafting Pty Ltd & Anor v Cummings & Ors [2014] NSWSC 1252 King V Milpurrurru (1996) 66 FCR 474 Pittmore Pty Ltd v Chan; Chan v Tan (2020) 104 NSWLR 62 Re-Engine Pty Ltd (in liq) v Fergusson (2007) 209 FLR 1 Rexstraw v Johnson [2003] NSWCA 287 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian (2014) 17 BPR 33,717; [2014] NSWCA 405 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Consolidated Capital & Funding Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Jakk Holdings Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Katherine Khalil (Second Defendant) Faouzi Khalil (Third Defendant) Nielson Avenue Carlton Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Mandi Jane Abboud (Fifth Defendant) Peter Abboud (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Allen (Plaintiff) Mr C W Robinson (Second Defendant)