Johnson v Mackinnon (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 22

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Johnson v Mackinnon (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 22 Hearing dates: Written submissions 30 August 2021; 13 September 2021; 23 September 2021 Date of orders: 24 February 2022 Decision date: 24 February 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA, Brereton JA and Simpson AJA at [1] Decision: Motion dismissed, with indemnity costs. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – Court of Appeal – Review of previous decision of the Court of Appeal – Application to set aside decision pursuant to UCPR r 36.16 or court's inherent jurisdiction – No identified matter raised in appeal overlooked – No misconception, misapprehension, oversight or inadvertence – Application dismissed COSTS – Party/Party – Unmeritorious application seeking to reargue unsuccessful appeal – Indemnity costs awarded Legislation Cited: (NSW) Partnership Act 1892, ss 34, 60, 67 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 36.16 Cases Cited: Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300; [1993] HCA 6 Barrell Enterprises, Re [1973] 1 WLR 19; [1972] 3 All ER 631 Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) (2013) 87 ALJR 1159; [2013] HCA 44 Clifford v Timms [1908] AC 12 Commonwealth v Murray (1988) Aust Torts Reports 80-207 Elliott v The Queen (2007) 234 CLR 38; [2007] HCA 51 Fuller v Albert (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 183 Government Insurance Offıce (NSW) v Rosniak (1992) 27 NSWLR 665 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235; [1956] HCA 27 Hill v Clifford [1907] 2 Ch 236 Hudgell Yeates & Co v Watson [1978] QB 451 Johnson v Mackinnon [2021] NSWCA 152 Lawrence v Ciantar (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 186 Mackinnon as plaintiff representative of 153 plaintiff group members v Partnership of Larter, Jones, Miraleste Pty Ltd t/as USG Partner and Johnson, t/as "STC Sports Trading Club" (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 86 Mackinnon as plaintiff representative of 153 plaintiff group members v Partnership of Larter, Jones, Miraleste Pty Ltd t/as USG Partner and Johnson, t/as "STC Sports Trading Club" (No 4) [2018] NSWSC 147 Mackinnon as plaintiff representative of 153 plaintiff group members v Partnership of Larter, Jones, Miraleste Pty Ltd t/as USG Partner and Johnson, t/as "STC Sports Trading Club" (No 5) (Supreme Court (NSW), Stevenson J, 22 February 2018, unrep) Mackinnon as plaintiff representative of 153 plaintiff group members v Partnership of Larter, Jones, Miraleste Pty Ltd t/as USG Partner and Johnson, t/as "STC Sports Trading Club" (No 7) [2019] NSWSC 103 Mackinnon as plaintiff representative of 153 plaintiff group members v Partnership of Larter, Jones, Miraleste Pty Ltd t/as USG Partner and Johnson, t/as "STC Sports Trading Club" (No 8) [2019] NSWSC 1658 Mackinnon as plaintiff representative of 153 plaintiff group members v Partnership of Larter, Jones, Miraleste Pty Ltd t/as USG Partner and Johnson, t/as "STC Sports Trading Club" (No 9) (Supreme Court (NSW), Stevenson J, 13 December 2019, unrep) Murray v Figge (1974) 4 ALR 612 New South Wales Bar Association v Smith [1991] NSWCA 215 Power v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 77; (2014) 98 ATR 75 R v Kupfer [1915] 2 KB 321 Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Corp Pty Ltd [1993] NSWCA 226 Smith v New South Wales Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256; [1992] HCA 36 St Nazaire Co, In Re (1879) 12 Ch D 88 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd (1982) 150 CLR 29; [1982] HCA 51 Stoll v Paterson [1915] 18 WALR 42 The Texas Company (Australasia) Ltd v The Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1940) 63 CLR 382; [1940] HCA 9 Waterhouse v Independent Commission Against Corruption (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 362 Watson v Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust [1965] WAR 88 Wentworth v Rogers (No 9) (1987) 8 NSWLR 388 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (1982) 149 CLR 672; [1982] HCA 41 Winrobe Pty Ltd v Sundin's Building Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [1992] NSWCA 278 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Leigh Diane Johnson (Appellant) Ian Henry Mackinnon as representative plaintiff of 152 plaintiff group members (Respondents) Representation: Counsel: P Argy (solicitor) (Appellant) T J Dixon (Respondents)