Coastal Service Centres Pty Ltd v United Petroleum Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 326

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Coastal Service Centres Pty Ltd v United Petroleum Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 326 Hearing dates: 21 March 2023 Date of orders: 4 April 2023 Decision date: 04 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Williams J Decision: Application for joinder dismissed. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE: parties to proceedings – whether applicants for joinder ought to have been joined as parties to the proceedings – whether applicants for joinder are persons whose joinder is necessary to the determination of all matters in dispute in the proceedings – whether rights or liabilities of joinder applicants liable to be directly affected by orders sought in those proceedings (if made). Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 133E, 133F Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 6.19, 6.24, 6.27 Cases Cited: AQC Dartbrook Management Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Public Spaces (2021) 105 NSWLR 152; (2021) 247 LGERA 318; [2021] NSWCA 112 Burton v Babb [2020] NSWCA 331 China First Pty Ltd v Mount Isa Mines Pty Ltd [2019] 3 Qd R 173; [2018] QCA 350 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1; (2010) 84 ALJR 446; (2010) 266 ALR 462; (2010) 2 ASTLR 553; (2010) 4 BFRA 701; [2010] HCA 19 McCrohon v Harith [2010] Aust Torts Reports 82-056; [2010] NSWCA 67 News Ltd v Australian Rugby Football League Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 410; (1996) 139 ALR 193; (1996) 21 ACSR 635; (1996) 35 IPR 446; [1996] ATPR 41-521; [1996] FCA 870 Pegang Mining Co Ltd v Choong Sam [1969] 2 MLJ 52; [1969] UKPC 16 Ross v Lane Cove Council (2014) 86 NSWLR 34; (2014) 199 LGERA 298; [2014] NSWCA 50 State of Victoria v Sutton (1998) 195 CLR 291; (1998) 72 ALJR 1386; (1998) 156 ALR 579; (1998) 83 IR 1; [1998] HCA 56 Walker v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia (1985) 3 NSWLR 496 Xinfeng Australia International Investment Pty Ltd v GR Capital Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1547 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Coastal Service Centres Pty Ltd (Defendant / Cross Claimant) United Petroleum Pty Ltd (Plaintiff / Cross Defendant) Whitehorn Estates Pty Ltd (Second Cross Defendant (proposed) / First Applicant on the joinder motion) Mid-Coast Council (Third Cross Defendant (proposed) / Second Applicant on the joinder motion) Representation: Counsel: Mr B Goodyear (Plaintiff / Cross Defendant) Mr A Harding SC (Defendant / Cross Claimant) Mr S Philips (Second Cross Defendant (proposed) / First Applicant on the joinder motion) Dr C Mantziaris (Third Cross Defendant (proposed) / Second Applicant on the joinder motion)