Nitopi bht Nitopi v Nitopi [2022] NSWSC 1677

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nitopi bht Nitopi v Nitopi [2022] NSWSC 1677 Hearing dates: 1-2 December 2022 Date of orders: 7 December 2022 Decision date: 07 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt AJ Decision: I order that the motion seeking to have the Registrar's orders dismissing the proceedings for want of due despatch set aside be dismissed and that Ms Nitopi bear Mr Nitopi's costs of the motion, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — notices of motion — application to have Registrar's orders dismissing proceedings for want of due despatch set aside — later application for adjournment of the hearing of that motion — adjournment refused ­— whether Registrar's orders should be set aside — what dictates of justice require — Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-60 — motions dismissed CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Persons under legal incapacity — where question of party's capacity arises — where repeated non-compliance with orders requiring production of information about capacity results in dismissal of proceedings for want of due despatch — where default not rectified, even after application to set aside Registrar's orders made CIVIL PROCEDURE — Representation — where solicitor has entered appearance for person who has consented to act as tutor as well as for party — where evidence does not establish that party lacks capacity Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 3, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 7.13, 7.14, 7.24, 7.26, 12.7, 12.7, 42.1 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Apex Pallett Hire Pty Ltd v Brambles Holdings Ltd (Supreme Court (Victoria), 8 April 1988, unrep) Azar v Kathirgamalingan [2012] NSWCA 429 Coopers Brewery Ltd v Panfida Foods Ltd (1992) 26 NSWLR 738 Estate of Nitopi (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 748 Farr v Queensland [2009] NSWSC 906 Frugtniet v State Bank of New South Wales [1999] NSWCA 458 Green v Healthscope Ltd t/as The Hills Private Hospital [2015] NSWCA 325 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 L v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2006) 233 ALR 432; [2006] FCAFC 114 Mao v AMP Superannuation Ltd [2015] NSWCA 252 Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co [2003] 3 All ER 162 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 National Parks and Wildlife Service v Pierson (2002) 55 NSWLR 315; [2002] NSWCA 273 Nitopi v Nitopi [2019] NSWCA 81 Nitopi v Nitopi [2021] NSWSC 669 Nitopi v Nitopi [2022] NSWCA 162 Nitopi v Nitopi (Supreme Court (NSW), Hulme J, 5 April 2018, unrep) Sali v SPC Ltd [1993] HCA 47; (1993) 67 ALJR 841 Stollznow v Calvert [1980] 2 NSWLR 749 Walton v Hartmann [2017] NSWSC 1432 Watson v Watson (1968) 70 SR (NSW) 203 Weston v Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd [2011] NSWSC 433 Witten v Lombard Australia Ltd [1968] 2 NSWLR 529 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Cristina Pirrello Nitopi bht Cristina Antonia Lucia Nitopi (Plaintiff) Guiseppe Nitopi (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr B Phillips (Plaintiff) Mr H Stitt (Defendant)