Golovanov v McGrath Property Management Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 177

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Golovanov v McGrath Property Management Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 177 Hearing dates: 15 October and 11 November 2021 Decision date: 02 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: (1) Pursuant to r 13.4(1)(b) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), dismiss the proceedings against the first defendant. (2) The plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs of the proceedings and the first defendant's costs of the notice of motion dated 27 August 2021. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Application for summary dismissal of proceedings – whether no reasonable cause of action disclosed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: General Steel Industries v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Leerdam & Anor v Noori & Ors (2009) 227 FLR 210; [2009] NSWCA 90 Railway Commissioners for New South Wales v Orton (1922) 30 CLR 422; [1922] HCA 16 Seidler v Carrol & O'Dea [2013] NSWSC 338 Ugur v Attorney General for New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 86 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Alexander Golovanov (Plaintiff) McGrath Property Management Pty Ltd (First Defendant) McGrath Estate Agents Head Office (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiff) Mr T Bateman (First Defendant)

Solicitors: Clyde & Co (First Defendant) File Number(s): 2021/229075