Muriniti v Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 159

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Muriniti v Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 159 Hearing dates: 16 August 2022 Date of orders: 26 August 2022 Decision date: 26 August 2022 Before: Gleeson JA Griffiths AJA Decision: (1) Summons seeking leave to appeal dismissed. (2) Notice of motion filed 24 June 2022 dismissed. (3) Direct that any party who opposes the proposed costs orders referred to at [101]–[102] of the reasons for judgment file and serve a brief written submission not exceeding 2 pages within seven (7) days hereof. If any submission is filed within that period, the other parties have liberty to file and serve a brief written submission not exceeding 2 pages within a further seven (7) days thereof. Final orders as to costs will be determined on the papers and without a further oral hearing. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Court of Appeal – Application for leave to appeal – From interlocutory orders – Summary dismissal of proceeding – Motion seeking leave to amend draft notice of appeal – Application for leave to appeal dismissed – Motion dismissed Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Phillip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170; [1981] HCA 39 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd t/as Bennetts Green Bowl [1995] NSWCA 69 De Costi Seafoods (Franchises) Pty Limited v Wachtenheim (No 6) [2016] NSWDC 378 De Costi Seafoods (Franchises) Pty Limited v Wachtenheim (No 8) [2020] NSWDC 184 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Macatangay v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 272 Muriniti v Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 90 Newell; Muriniti v De Costi (2018) 97 NSWLR 398; [2018] NSWCA 49 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 Treadtel International Pty Ltd v Cocco [2016] NSWCA 360; (2016) 316 FLR 318 Young v King [2004] NSWLEC 93 Young v Hones (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 338 Texts Cited: The Hon AM Gleeson AC QC, "Finality" (2013) (Winter) Bar News 33 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Leonardo Carlo Muriniti (First Applicant) Robert Newell (Second Applicant) Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Elissa Baxter (Second Respondent) AAI Limited (ACN 005 297 807) (Third Respondent) De Costi Seafoods (Holdings) Pty Ltd (ACN 064 186 410) (Fourth Respondent) De Costi Seafoods (Franchises) Pty Ltd (ACN 103 324 812) (Fifth Respondent) George Costi (Sixth Respondent) Androulla Costi (Seventh Respondent) Andrew Thorpe (Eighth Respondent) Stephen Stanton (Ninth Respondent) Michael Holmes (Tenth Respondent) Juliana Ng (Eleventh Respondent) David Shnider (Twelfth Respondent) Deborah Searle (Thirteenth Respondent) Phillip Doyle Gray (Fourteenth Respondent) Louise Thompson (Fifteenth Respondent) Bruce Yeldham (Sixteenth Respondent) Mary Vitalone (Seventeenth Respondent) David Lloyd (Eighteenth Respondent) Wendy Blacker (Nineteenth Respondent) Rory O'Connor (Twentieth Respondent) Geoffrey Watson (Twenty-First Respondent) Nicholas Andrew (Twenty-Second Respondent) Frank Theodore (Twenty-Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A R Zahra SC with J R Anderson (1st, 2nd, 16th and 17th respondents) D F Villa SC with D Tang (3rd, 10th and 21st respondents) S Spiers (8th, 11th, 13th, 19th and 20th respondents) E L Olivier (14th respondent) M Elliott SC (18th respondent) C Coventry (22nd respondent)