Tydeman v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 1598

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tydeman v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 1598 Hearing dates: 22 November 2024 Date of orders: 12 December 2024 Decision date: 12 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Richmond J Decision: See [56]-[57] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Commencement of proceedings — Proceedings carried on by corporation — Necessity for solicitor to act CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Commonwealth and State relations — Inconsistency of laws CORPORATIONS — Limits on the rights and powers of a company as an artificial legal person Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Constitution Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK) Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2016) 248 FCR 280; [2016] FCAFC 80 Bay Marine Pty Ltd v Clayton Country Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) (1986) 8 NSWLR 104 Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Dawson (1999) 87 FCR 588; [1999] FCA 363 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367 Hamilton v Whitehead (1988) 166 CLR 121; [1988] HCA 65 Hubbard Association of Scientologists International v Anderson [1972] VR 340 In the matter of Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1644 Jonathan Alexander Ltd v Proctor [1996] 2 All ER 334 Kingsfield Holdings Pty Ltd v Lawfirst Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] WASC 297 Momcilovic v The Queen (2011) 245 CLR 1; [2011] HCA 34 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Re Education Pty Ltd and the Companies Act [1963] NSWR 1340 Simto Resources Ltd v Normandy Capital Ltd (1993) 10 ACSR 776 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 36 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 383 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1519 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1708 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 23 Tibra Capital Pty Ltd (S84/2016) [2016] HCASL 147 Tydeman v Asgard Group Pty Ltd, in the matter of Asgard Group Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 486 Tydeman v State of New South Wales & Anor [2024] HCASL 180 Tydeman v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 884 Texts Cited: Austin & Black's Annotations to the Corporations Act (LexisNexis, looseleaf) Quick and Garran, The Annotated Constitution of the Australian Commonwealth (1901) Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Scott Tydeman in his legal capacity as the managing director of Asgard Group Pty Ltd in its legal capacity as the trustee of Alexander Superannuation Fund and in his personal capacity (First Plaintiff) Asgard Group Pty Ltd as trustee of Alexander Superannuation Fund (Second Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Plaintiffs (self-represented)