Kearney v Amirbeaggi [2023] NSWSC 1404

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kearney v Amirbeaggi [2023] NSWSC 1404 Hearing dates: 26 October 2023 Date of orders: 20 November 2023 Decision date: 20 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: (1) The decision of the Registrar dated 20 April 2023 is set aside. (2) The proceedings are listed for further case management before Weinstein J on 23 November 2023. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to review decision made by Registrar to dismiss proceedings – where plaintiff failed to follow Registrar's direction – extensive procedural history Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 57, 58 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 121(3) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 12.7, 42.20, 49.19, 49.20 Cases Cited: In the matter of Optimisation Australia Pty Limited (2018) 362 ALR 374; [2018] NSWSC 31 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135; [2015] HCA 20 Kearney v Amirbeaggi [2020] NSWSC 1035 Kearney v Amirbeaggi [2022] NSWCA 130 Kearney v Amirbeaggi [2022] NSWSC 130 Kearney v Amirbeaggi [2022] NSWSC 805 Kossaifi v ACN 111 804 383 Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 853 Lollback v Brakepower Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1457 Markisic v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] NSWCA 273 Mid North Coast Local Health District v Hickson [2019] NSWCA 165 Noble Earth Technologies Pty Ltd v Hampic Pty Ltd t/as Cyndan Chemicals [2012] NSWSC 935 Ren v Jiang [2014] NSWCA 1 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61; [2007] NSWCA 369 Wu v Avin Operations Pty Ltd (No 3) [2006] FCA 1321 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Brian Kearney (Plaintiff) Farshad Amirbeaggi (First Defendant) Yates Beaggi Lawyers (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Hamdan (First and Second Defendants)