McMillan v Coolah Home Base Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 172

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McMillan v Coolah Home Base Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 172 Hearing dates: 4 July 2023 Date of orders: 27 July 2023 Decision date: 27 July 2023 Before: Mitchelmore JA Decision: (1) Grant an extension of time to the appellants to file and serve their Amended Notice of Appeal to 28 February 2023. (2) Pursuant to UCPR r 51.50(1), the appellants are to provide within 28 days security: (a) in the sum of $10,000 for the second, third, fourth and seventh respondents' costs of the appeal; and (b) in the sum of $15,000 for the fifth and sixth respondents' costs of the appeal, either by payment of those amounts into Court or in such other form as the appellants and the respective respondents may agree in writing before that time expires. (3) Stay these proceedings until the appellants have provided security in accordance with Order 2. (4) Subject to compliance with Order 2, leave is granted to the appellant under s 471B of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) nunc pro tunc to commence and proceed with the appeal against Coolah Home Base Pty Ltd (in liquidation) as the first respondent. (5) The notices of motion filed respectively by the fifth and sixth respondents and the second to fourth and seventh respondents are otherwise dismissed. (6) The appellants are to pay the respondents' costs of the application for the extension of time, and the costs of their respective applications for security for costs. (7) List the proceedings before the Registrar on 28 August 2023 for directions. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — time — extension of time to appeal — length and reason for delay — prejudice to respondent — whether applicant has fairly arguable case — competency of the appeal — Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2) CIVIL PROCEDURE — security for costs — power of court to order security for costs — Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.50 — whether special circumstances are present — whether order would stultify proceedings Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law, s 21 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 232, 247A, 471B, sch 2, ss 90-10, 90-15 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 51.2, 51.9, 51.10, 51.41, 51.50 Cases Cited: Anderson v Canaccord Genuity Financial Ltd [2022] NSWCA 168 Asuzu v Council of the New South Wales Bar Association [2012] NSWCA 406 Baltic Shipping Co Ltd v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344; [1993] HCA 4 Blackmore v Browne; Kara Kar Holdings Pty Ltd v Blackmore [2011] NSWCA 114 Brown v King [2022] NSWCA 75 Canty v PaperlinX Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 18 Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District [2022] NSWCA 274 Cook v Chesterton International Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 306 Gallo v Dawson [1990] HCA 30; (1990) 64 ALJR 458 Gaynor v Attorney General for New South Wales (2020) 102 NSWLR 123; [2020] NSWCA 48 Jabulani Pty Ltd v Walkabout II Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 267 Jackamarra v Krakouer (1998) 195 CLR 516; [1998] HCA 27 Khattar v Khattar; Fayad v Khatter [2022] NSWCA 189 Lan v Kaymet Corporation Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 52 Macks v Viscariello (2017) 130 SASR 1; [2017] SASCFC 172 Massoud v Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Massoud v Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd (2022) 109 NSWLR 468; [2022] NSWCA 150 McMillan v Coolah Home Base Pty Ltd (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 1589 Murray John Carter v Ian Mehmet t/as ATF Ian G Mehmet Testamentary Trust [2021] NSWCA 32 Mr D v Ms P [2020] NSWCA 174 Nanschild v Pratt [2011] NSWCA 85 O'Hare v Bradfield Bentley Pty Ltd (in liq) [2019] NSWCA 122 Partington v Pacific Link Housing Ltd [2013] NSWCA 259 Preston v Harbour Pacific Underwriting Management Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 247 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61; [2007] NSWCA 369 Zervas v Burkitt [2019] NSWCA 112 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Geoffrey Ian McMillan (First Appellant) David Arthur Darch (Second Appellant) Helen Dawn Waugh (Third Appellant) Margaret Joy Vale (Fourth Appellant) Jill Cook (Fifth Appellant) Lee Marilyn Tait (Sixth Appellant) Jennifer Sue Axtel (Seventh Appellant) Sietske Elisabeth Brown (Eighth Appellant) James Terence James (Ninth Appellant) Neville John Kelly (Tenth Appellant) Susan Anne Kelly (Eleventh Appellant) Christine Margaret McMillan (Twelfth Appellant) Janne Marnie Robertson (Thirteenth Appellant) John Daniel Sheahan (Fourteenth Appellant) Richard Jim Squire (Fifteenth Appellant) Susan Janet Squire (Sixteenth Appellant) Leslie Townsend (Seventeenth Appellant) Allana Mary Townsend (Eighteenth Appellant)