Riva NSW Pty Limited v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy; The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Ferella [2022] NSWSC 153

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Riva NSW Pty Limited v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy; The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Ferella [2022] NSWSC 153 Hearing dates: 31 January 2022 Decision date: 22 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Proceeding to be stayed; Prohibition orders to be made Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Parties – Vexatious litigants – Declaration of – Stay of proceedings Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Cases Cited: Agusta Pty Ltd & Ors as trustees for the Cavallino Unit Trust v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy as trustee of the bankrupt estates of Gustavo Ferella and Angelo Ferella [2008] NSWSC 685 Agusta Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy as Trustee of Estates of Gustavo Ferella and Angelo Ferella [2009] NSWCA 129 Agusta Pty Ltd and Ors as trustees for the Cavallino Unit Trust v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy as trustee of the bankrupt estates of Gustavo Ferella and Angelo Ferella (Unreported, 28 August 2009) Attorney-General (NSW) v Croker [2010] NSWSC 942 Attorney-General v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 Attorney General (NSW) v Wilson [2010] NSWSC 1008 Attorney-General (NSW) v Gargan [2010] NSWSC 1192 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2010] FCA 766 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No 2) [2011] FCA 619 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2013] FCAFC 43 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No 4) [2015] FCA 712 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No 5) [2015] FCA 983 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2016] FCA 1297 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2013] FCA 1319 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No 2) [2014] FCA 508 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2015] NSWCA 411 Riva NSW Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2017] FCA 188 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2016] FCA 1270 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (No 2) [2018] FCA 18 Nauer v Batterham [2020] NSWSC 240 Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gargan (No 2) [2009] FCA 398 Riva NSW Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2019] NSWSC 49 Riva NSW Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2019] NSWCA 186 Riva NSW Pty Ltd v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2019] HCASL 389 Siteberg v Maples [2010] NSWSC 1344 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2018] NSWCA 317 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2020/206189 proceedings Riva NSW Pty Limited (Plaintiff) The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (Defendant)