Makki v Makki [2024] NSWSC 1481

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Makki v Makki [2024] NSWSC 1481 Hearing dates: 10 September 2024 Date of orders: 28 November 2024 Decision date: 28 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Dismiss the plaintiff's Summons filed 15 May 2024. (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings in this Court. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Application to transfer proceedings from the District Court to the Supreme Court – Application to cross-vest proceedings from the Supreme Court to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to join existing proceedings in that Court – Where the District Court proceedings involve allegations of factual matters which are said to arise in Family Court matters – Whether the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has jurisdiction to hear and determine the common law claims raised in the District Court proceedings – Whether it is in the interests of justice to transfer the proceedings. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Akbar v Gandega [2023] FedCFamC1A 174; (2023) 382 FLR 170 Bass v TCN Channel Nine Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 343 Bechtel Constructions (Australia) Pty Ltd v Muhannad Alkhattab [2016] NSWSC 1749 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Comino v Kremetis [2023] NSWSC 32 Egri v DRG Australia Ltd (1988) 19 NSWLR 600 Fencott v Muller [1963] HCA 12; (1983) 152 CLR 570 Fisher and Fisher [1989] Fam CA 61; (1990) FLC 92‑127 In the Marriage of PG and BJ Marsh (1993) 17 Fam LR 289 Kennon v Kennon (1997) 22 Fam LR 1 Pichard v Pichard [2022] FedCFamC1F 549 Qualia Wines Services Pty Ltd v Pearce [2020] NSWSC 126 Re Q (Damages for sexual assault) (1994) 18 Fam LR 442 Re Wakim; Ex Parte McNally [1999] HCA 27; (1999) 198 CLR 511 Rizeq v Western Australia (2017) 262 CLR 1; [2017] HCA 23 Stack v Coast Securities (No.9) Pty Ltd [1983] HCA 36; (1983) 154 CLR 261 W and W; R and G (by their next friend P) (Intervenor) (1994) 17 Fam LR 751 Zhang v Levingson [2023] NSWSC 1559 Texts Cited: Not applicable Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rasha Makki (P) Fada Makki (D) Representation: Counsel: L Fermanis (P) C Parkin (D)