McGettigan v Estate of the Late Beverley Teresa McGettigan [2023] NSWSC 1641

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McGettigan v Estate of the Late Beverley Teresa McGettigan [2023] NSWSC 1641 Hearing dates: 30 November 2023 Date of orders: 22 December 2023 Decision date: 22 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Richmond J Decision: See [113] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — pleadings — striking out — abuse of process CIVIL PROCEDURE — parties — vexatious litigants — declaration of — repetition of causes of action in multiple proceedings — where documents found to be forgeries in prior proceedings — declaration made CIVIL PROCEDURE — parties — vexatious litigants — stay of proceedings — stay granted Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arrow Nominees Inc v Blackledge [2000] EWCA Civ 200 Attorney General for New South Wales v Collier (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 903 King v Murinti (2018) 97 NSWLR 991; [2018] NSWCA 98 McGettigan v Coulter; Coulter v McGettigan [2021] NSWSC 1097 McGettigan v Coulter; Coulter v McGettigan (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1356 New South Wales v Williams [2014] NSWCA 177 Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gargan (No 2) [2009] FCA 398 Potier v Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales (2015) 89 NSWLR 284; [2015] NSWCA 129 Re ENA Development Pty Ltd (in liq) [2023] NSWSC 503 Sheehy v Nuix (2023) 166 ACSR 528; [2023] FCA 56 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 8) [2014] NSWCA 125 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507; [2015] HCA 28 UBS AG v Tyne (2018) 265 CLR 77; [2018] HCA 4 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378; [1993] HCA 77 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd [2018] NSWCA 317 Texts Cited: Peter Taylor SC et al, Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW (LexisNexis, 2005 to date) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: John Patrick McGettigan (Plaintiff) Estate of Beverley Teresa McGettigan (First Defendant) Glenn Patrick Coulter (Second Defendant) Rhonda Anne Coulter (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Brown and S Hanscomb (Defendants)