Riva NSW Pty Ltd v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2023] NSWSC 896

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Riva NSW Pty Ltd v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2023] NSWSC 896 Hearing dates: 27 July 2023 Date of orders: 27 July 2023 Decision date: 27 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Black J Decision: The Notice of Motion be dismissed and Riva NSW Pty Ltd and Mr Ferella to pay costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Parties — Vexatious litigants — Leave to institute proceedings —Whether notice of motion has been dismissed by operation of s 13 of the Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Legislation Cited: - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 1.12, 36.15 - Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), ss 4, 7, 9, 13, 14, 16 Cases Cited: - Application of Vito Zepinic (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 693 - De Varda v Austin [2018] NSWCA 263 - FPM Constructions Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 - Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd [1992] 174 CLR 178; [1992] HCA 28 - Kostov v the Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 73 - Kostov v The Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 94 - May v Christodoulou [2011] NSWCA 75 - Nina Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2020] NSWSC 86 - Redman v JTS Investment Holdings Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1575 - Riva NSW Pty Limited v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy; The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Ferella [2022] NSWSC 153 - Sheridan v Colin Biggers & Paisley [2019] NSWSC 621 - Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 616 - Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2020] NSWSC 408 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Riva NSW Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/Applicant) Angelo Ferella (Second Plaintiff) The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Maroya (Applicant) T Lynch SC (Respondent)