Insightbox Pty Ltd v Jones Lang LaSalle (NSW) Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1505

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Insightbox Pty Ltd v Jones Lang LaSalle (NSW) Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1505 Hearing dates: 31 October 2024 (last submissions received 7 November 2024) Date of orders: 28 November 2024 Decision date: 28 November 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Pike J Decision: (1) The statement of claim be dismissed. (2) The plaintiff pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary dismissal/strike out pursuant to rr 13.4 and 14.28 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – whether proceedings have reasonable prospects of success – whether proceedings frivolous and vexatious – proceedings dismissed Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4 and 14.28 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 56(2) Cases Cited: Jones v Sutton (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 203 Maytom v Laundy [2024] NSWSC 817 McDonald v Grech [2012] NSWSC 717 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Simmons v Protective Commissioner of NSW [2012] NSWSC 455 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Insightbox Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Jones Lang LaSalle (NSW) Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Transport for NSW (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Hall (Defendants)

Solicitors: Plaintiff (self-represented by sole director) Bartier Perry (First Defendant) Thomson Geer (Second and Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2024/00306024 Publication restriction: Nil