Peninsula Business Services Group Limited v Edward Mallett; Peninsula Business Services Group Limited v Steven John Nicholson [2024] NSWSC 1568

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Peninsula Business Services Group Limited v Edward Mallett; Peninsula Business Services Group Limited v Steven John Nicholson [2024] NSWSC 1568 Hearing dates: 29 November 2024 Date of orders: 29 November 2024 Decision date: 05 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: McGrath J Decision: See [38] and [39] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — pleadings —applications in related proceedings — whether plaintiffs should have leave to amend their respective commercial list statements — where proposed changes meet the essential requirements of an acceptable pleading — where defendants on notice of the cases they have to meet — HELD — leave to amend commercial list statement in each set of proceedings granted Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 57, 58, 64 Cases Cited: Graham & Linda Huddy Nominees Pty Ltd v Byrne [2016] QSC 221 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Richard Churchill v The University of Sydney [2020] NSWSC 1343 Sanrus Pty Ltd v Monto Coal 2 Pty Ltd (No 7) [2019] QSC 241 Wheelahan v City of Casey (No 12) [2013] VSC 316 Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2024/00283994 Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd (Plaintiff) Edward Mallett (First Defendant) Retinue Accounting Pty Ltd (Second Defendant)

2024/00322300 Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd (Plaintiff) Steven John Nicholson (First Defendant) Edward Mallett (Second Defendant) Retinue Accounting Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A d'Arville (Plaintiffs) D Mahendra (Defendants)