Xu v Johns [2024] NSWLEC 33

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Xu v Johns [2024] NSWLEC 33 Hearing dates: 26 March 2024 Date of orders: 26 March 2024 Decision date: 26 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Preston CJ Decision: (1) The name of the respondent is changed from Eileen Claire Seccombe to Eileen Claire Johns. (2) The proceedings are dismissed. (3) The applicants are to pay the respondent's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Summary disposal – dismissal of proceedings – second proceedings litigating same cause of action and issues – abuse of process – effect of judgment in first proceedings – res judicata – issue estoppel – Anshun estoppel Legislation Cited: Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 (NSW), Part 2, ss 5, 7, 10(2) Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4 Cases Cited: Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464; [1939] HCA 23 Commonwealth of Australia v Cockatoo Dockyard Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 192 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100; 67 ER 313 Moore v Inglis (1976) 50 ALJR 589 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 509; [1981] HCA 45 Robson v Leischke (2008) 72 NSWLR 98; (2008) 159 LGERA 280; [2008] NSWLEC 152 Stokes (by a tutor) v McCourt [2013] NSWSC 1014 Xu v Seccombe [2023] NSWLEC 1670 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Xiu Yan Xu (First Applicant) Xiabing Xu (Second Applicant) Eileen Claire Johns (Respondent) Representation: Xiu Yan Xu (Self-represented and for Second Applicant)