Singh v Carroll & Ors [2023] NSWSC 245

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Singh v Carroll & Ors [2023] NSWSC 245 Hearing dates: 26 October 2022 Date of orders: 23 March 2023 Decision date: 23 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McNaughton J Decision: (1) The Statement of Claim so far as it concerns the Property Claims is summarily dismissed pursuant to r 13.4(1)(c) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). (2) The balance of the Statement of Claim is struck out pursuant to r 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). (3) Gurjit Singh is to pay the costs of the Notices of Motion as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: CIVIL – notice of motion to summarily dismiss and/or strike out statement of claim – respondent to motion is an undischarged bankrupt – whether respondent has lack of standing due to bankruptcy – whether causes of action correctly put – property claims summarily dismissed as incompetent and an abuse of process – no reasonable cause of action disclosed for emotional distress claim and misfeasance in public office claim – entire statement of claim summarily dismissed or struck out Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 5, 58, 116, 126 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) s 84 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 12.11, 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Agius v New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 371 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Clavel v Savage (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 463 Cox v Journeaux (No 2) (1935) 52 CLR 713; [1935] HCA 48 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Elali (a bankrupt) v Mahrs [2013] NSWSC 1883 Faulkner v Bluett (1981) 52 FLR 115 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Giller v Procopets (2008) 24 VR 1; [2008] VSCA 236 Habib v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) (2009) 175 FCR 350; [2009] FCA 228 Kostov v Amelie Housing (NCAT Appeal) [2019] NSWSC 16 Massalski v The Owners SP 90255 & Ors. [2023] NSWSC 23 Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin (2017) 248 FCR 311; [2017] FCAFC 59 Penthouse Publications Ltd v McWilliam (Court of Appeal (NSW), Priestley and Meagher JJA and Wardell AJA, 15 March 1991, unrep) Samootin v Shea [2010] NSWCA 371 Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 Singh v Lekhwar [2022] NSWCATAP 158 Thistlethwayte v Gender Estates Pty Ltd (1976) 8 ALR 700 Ugur v Attorney General for New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 86 Watkins v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2006] 2 AC 395; [2006] UKHL 17 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dominique Anne Carroll (First Applicant in First Notice of Motion/First Defendant in Statement of Claim) Daniel Joseph McKinnon (Second Applicant in First Notice of Motion/Second Defendant in Statement of Claim) Complete Legal Pty Ltd (Third Applicant in First Notice of Motion/Third Defendant in Statement of Claim) Suzanne Gainsford-Holland (First Applicant in Second Notice of Motion/Sixth Defendant in Statement of Claim) Gurjit Singh (Respondent to First and Second Notices of Motion/Plaintiff in Statement of Claim) Representation: Counsel: K Boyd (First, Second and Third Applicant in First Notice of Motion) R Lee (First Applicant in Second Notice of Motion) Respondent (Self-Represented)