Translawcom Pty Ltd v Daniel [2020] NSWLC 10

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Translawcom Pty Ltd v Daniel [2020] NSWLC 10 Hearing dates: 27 May 2020 Date of orders: 28 May 2020 Decision date: 28 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Nash LCM Decision: Plaintiff's Statement of Claim dismissed. Costs reserved. Catchwords: Practice and Procedure – Defendant's motion for summary dismissal of claim – principles to be applied – whether no reasonable cause of action – whether abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) No 16a Local Court Act 2007 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bank of New South Wales v Murray [1963] NSWR 515 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 227 ALR 425 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 NRMA Insurance Ltd v AW Edwards Pty Ltd (1995) 11 BCL 200 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Sidebottom v Cureton (1937) 54 WN (NSW) 88 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Translawcom Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Ray Daniel (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Jason Francis, Solicitor (Plaintiff/Respondent on motion) Michael Birch, Solicitor (Defendant/Applicant on motion) File Number(s): 2019/00294753 Publication restriction: Nil