Gillespie v Gillespies Cranes Nominees Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 1792

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gillespie v Gillespies Cranes Nominees Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 1792 Hearing dates: 18 November 2022 Date of orders: 18 November 2022 Decision date: 18 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Parker J Decision: See [79] Catchwords: COSTS – Security for Costs – power to order – Statutory power – UCPR r 42.21(1)(e) – whether plaintiff suing "not for his or her own benefit – where plaintiff bringing derivative action on behalf of trust COSTS – Security for Costs – power to order – whether "reason to believe that the plaintiff will be unable to pay the costs of the defendant if ordered to do so" – insufficient proof Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.21 Cases Cited: Binetter v Binetter [2020] NSWSC 552 Chief Commissioner of Stamp Duties for New South Wales v Buckle (1998) 192 CLR 226 Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd (2014) 98 ASCR 301 Cowell v Taylor (1885) 31 Ch D 34 Gillespie v Gillespies Cranes Nominees Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1184 Gillespie v Gillespies Cranes Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1286 Green v CGU Insurance Ltd (2008) 67 ASCR 105 Kupang Resources Ltd v Elias [2018] NSWSC 1553 Livingspring Pty Ltd v Kliger Partners (2008) 20 VR 377 Mitchell v Roads and Maritime Services [2022] NSWSC 500 Mitchell v Transport for NSW [2022] NSWSCA 141 Perry v Jackson [1998] 4 VR 463 Rowe v Andrews [2021] TASSC 34 White v Butt [1909] 1 KB 50 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Motion filed 17 October 2022 by Second to Seventh Defendants Helen Ann Gillespie (First Applicant/Second Defendant) Peter Timothy Gillespie (Second Applicant/Third Defendant) JPD Equipment Pty Limited (Third Applicant/Fourth Defendant) GCN Operations Pty Limited (Fourth Applicant/Fifth Defendant) Gilljo Pty Limited (Fifth Applicant/Sixth Defendant) Ainley Pty Limited (Sixth Applicant/Seventh Defendant)