Kuksal v Lumi Finance Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1430

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kuksal v Lumi Finance Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1430 Hearing dates: 27 August 2021, 22 September 2021 Date of orders: 5 November 2021 Decision date: 05 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders: (1) The Court orders that the appeal in proceedings numbered 2019/358522 commenced by summons filed 9 April 2021 is dismissed as incompetent. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Appeals requiring leave – UCPR 50.12 – Interlocutory judgments – Whether dismissal of notice of motion to set aside default judgment interlocutory – Effect of failure to seek leave – Effect of failure to provide reasons for delay – Appeal dismissed as incompetent Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39, 40 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), 50.12 Cases Cited: Asuzu v Council of the New South Wales Bar Association [2012] NSWCA 406 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Schlaepfer [2017] NSWCA 247 Autodesk Inc and Another v Dyason and others (1993) 176 CLR 300 Be Financial Pty Ltd as trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Bozon v Altrincham Urban District Council (1903) 1 KB 547 Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd [1935] 1 KB 697 Carr & Anor v Finance Corporation of Australia Limited (No 1) (1981) 147 CLR 246 Ciszekv Enterprise Financial Solutions Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 1265 Coshott v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2020] NSWCA 279 Council of the Municipality of Woollahra v Sved & Anor [1998] NSWCA 63 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Geotech Pty Ltd v Premier Developments Pty Ltd [2017] VCC 874 Hall v Nominal Defendant (1966) 117 CLR 423 J & M McNamee Holdings Pty Ltd v Mungerie Vale Pty Ltd trading as Greenwood Group Realtors [2019] NSWCA 283 Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 74 ALJR 1380; 174 ALR 655 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Lauro v Minter Ellison [2020] SASC 137 Licul v Corney (1976) 50 ALJR 439 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 McGinn v Cranbrook School [2016] NSWCA 226 Nand v Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 294 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476 Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 R v Watson; Ex parte Armstrong (1976) 136 CLR 248 Re Golding [2020] HCA 38 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Re Lusink; Ex parte Shaw (1980) 55 ALJR 12; 32 ALR 47 Rosso & Anor v Acebond Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 300 Sargent v Veneris and Anor BC9507179 (Unreported) Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 Webb v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41 White v Western [1968] 2 QB 647 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Shivesh Kuksal (Plaintiff) Lumi Finance Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr Braithwaite (Defendant)