Resort Living Group Pty Ltd v Strategic Advisers Group LLC (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 983

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Resort Living Group Pty Ltd v Strategic Advisers Group LLC (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 983 Hearing dates: 2 June 2023 Date of orders: 22 August 2023 Decision date: 22 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) The first and second defendant's notice of motion filed 15 July 2022 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff's notice of motion dated 12 August 2022 is dismissed. (3) There be no order as to costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Setting aside a default judgment – Irregularities – Sufficient cause – Explanation for delay – Bona fide defence – Injustice. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 16.2, 16.7, 16.10, 36.15 and 36.16. Cases Cited: Avery v Saree Holdings Ltd [2012] NSWSC 463 HR Turner & Son Ltd v Rhodes [1970] 1 NSWR 305 J & M McNamee Holdings Pty Ltd v Mungerie Vale Pty Ltd (t/as Greenwood Group Realtors) [2019] NSWCA 283 Manhari Recycling Pty Ltd v Compass Global Holdings Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 252 Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited v Herperu Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 387 Pham v Gall (2020) NSWCA 116 Resort Living Group Pty Ltd v Strategic Advisers Group LLC [2021] NSWSC 1418 Resort Living Group Pty Ltd v Strategic Advisers Group LLC (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1473 Resort Living Group Pty Ltd v Strategic Advisers Group LLC [2021] NSWSC 1622 Workers' Compensation Nominal Insurer v Roland Building Services [2008] NSWSC 13 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Resort Living Group Pty Ltd (ACN 159 788 593) (Plaintiff) Strategic Advisers Group LLC (First Defendant) Mr Sebastian Saviano (Second Defendant). Representation: D. Hawkins (Plaintiff) S. Saviano (Defendant).