EMG Stone Pty Ltd v Gonda [2022] NSWSC 1674

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: EMG Stone Pty Ltd v Gonda [2022] NSWSC 1674 Hearing dates: 06 December 2022 Date of orders: 08 December 2022 Decision date: 08 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: (1) Dismiss the summons pursuant to UCPR13.4. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs calculated as a specified gross sum pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 in the amount of $15,363.13. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – pleadings – striking out – no reasonable cause of action or defence – abuse of process – summons dismissed COSTS – party/party – specified gross sum – orders against non-parties – whether in the interests of justice to order non-party directors of plaintiff company to pay costs – order refused Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 82(1), 83(1) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 471B, 500(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4 Cases Cited: BPM Pty Ltd v HPM Pty Ltd (1996) 14 ACLC 857 Brand2Content t/as Franchise Works v Dalby [2019] NSWCA 16 FPM Constructions Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Ipex ITG Pty Ltd (in liq) (receivers appointed) v Victoria (No 2) [2014] VSCA 315 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178; [1992] HCA 28 PM Works Pty Ltd v Management Services Australia Pty Ltd trading as Peak Performance PM [2018] NSWCA 168 Yu v Cao (2015) 91 NSWLR 190; [2015] NSWCA 276 Zervas v Burkitt [2019] NSWCA 112 Category: Principal judgment Parties: EMG Stone Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Vashti Thyra Gonda (First Defendant) Robert Lawrence Gonda (Second Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Howard S Charles & Co (Plaintiff) File Number(s): 2022/127356 Publication restriction: Nil