O’Brien v Supercheap Security Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 21

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: O'Brien v Supercheap Security Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 21 Hearing dates: 13 December 2022 Decision date: 02 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: (1) The claims made in paragraphs 64 to 68, 71 to 72 and 75 to 82 of the Commercial List Statement filed on 15 August 2022 (the List Statement) be summarily dismissed. (2) Paragraphs 69 to 70, 73 to 74, 83 to 90 and 91 to 93 of the List Statement be struck out. (3) Any application to file an amended Commercial List Statement be filed no later than 3 March 2023 and be made returnable on 10 March 2023. (4) The plaintiffs pay the third defendant's costs of the Notice of Motion filed on 14 November 2022. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary disposal — Dismissal of proceedings — Partial dismissal of claim CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Striking out Legislation Cited: Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules Instrument 2007 (No. 1) (Cth) Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v CG Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd (2003) 214 CLR 51; [2003] HCA 18 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Kobelt (2019) 267 CLR 1; [2019] HCA 18 Barclays Bank Ltd v Quistclose Investments Ltd [1970] AC 567 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 Caltex Refineries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Stavar (2009) 75 NSWLR 649; [2009] NSWCA 258 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447; [1983] HCA 14 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) (2012) 200 FCR 296; [2012] FCAFC 6 Ipstar Australia Pty Ltd v APS Satellite Pty Ltd (2018) 329 FLR 149; [2018] NSWCA 15 JP SPC 4 v Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd [2022] 3 WLR 261; UKPC 18 Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 392; [2013] HCA 25 Lease Collateral Pty Ltd v Johnson [2018] NSWSC 1157 MacDonald v Yakiti Pty Ltd (2021) 152 ACSR 284; [2021] NSWCA 114 Olson v Keefe (No 3) [2018] FCA 2001 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2015) 236 FCR 199; [2015] FCAFC 50 Perre v Apand Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 180; [1999] HCA 36 Robb Evans of Robb Evans & Associates v European Bank Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 75; [2004] NSWCA 82 Rooty Hill RSL Club Ltd v Karimi [2009] NSWCA 2 Shaw v State of New South Wales (2019) 219 IR 87; [2012] NSWCA 102 Stubbings v Jams 2 Pty Ltd (2022) 96 ALJR 271; [2022] HCA 6 Tecnimont Arabia Ltd v National Westminster Bank Plc [2022] EWHC 1172 Thorne v Kennedy (2017) 263 CLR 85; [2017] HCA 49 Wambo Coal Pty Ltd v Ariff (2007) 63 ACSR 429; [2007] NSWSC 589 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Joanne Marjorie O'Brien (First Plaintiff) Kerrin Uytendaal (Second Plaintiff) Mark Uytendaal (Third Plaintiff) Judy Jeanette Fleiter (Fourth Plaintiff) Supercheap Security Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Hassan Mehdi (Second Defendant) National Australia Bank Limited (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Kalyk (Plaintiffs | Respondents) M Ellicott (Third Defendant | Applicant)