Thumbiran v Silver Chef Rentals Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1300

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Thumbiran v Silver Chef Rentals Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1300 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 13 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: (1) The proceeding be dismissed. (2) The plaintiffs pay the defendants' costs of the proceeding on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Fraud — Res judicata and issue estoppel — whether proceedings should be struck out under rule 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) or dismissed as an abuse of process on the ground that they raise issues dealt with in prior proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 225 HIH Casualty and General Insurance v Chase Manhattan Bank [2003] 2 Lloyd's Rep 61 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Silver Chef Rentals Pty Ltd v Thumbiran [2020] NSWSC 605 Takhar v Gracefield Developments Limited [2019] UKSC 13 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Trevelyn Thumbiran (First Plaintiff) Absolute Pump Services Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Silver Chef Rentals Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Donny's Pizzeria Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Antonio Andrea Telese (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Lucarelli (Plaintiffs) J Baird (First Defendant)