Byrne v Turner Freeman Lawyers and Casselden [2025] NSWDC 5

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Byrne v Turner Freeman Lawyers and Casselden [2025] NSWDC 5 Hearing dates: 31 October 2024 Date of orders: 13 February 2025 Decision date: 13 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Cole DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) (UCPR) r 14.28, the Statement of Claim filed on 31 May 2024 (Statement of Claim) is struck out. (2) Pursuant to UCPR r 13.4(1)(b) these proceedings are dismissed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Striking out — No reasonable cause of action – Tendency to cause embarrassment – Abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bailey v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1977) 136 CLR 214 Banque Commerciale SA, En Liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279 Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Dampier Port Authority [2006] WASC 281; 33 WAR 82 Byrne v Strata Plan [2021] NSWSC 342 Cacace v Bayside Operations Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 572 Cosmos E-C Commerce Pty Ltd v Sue Bidwell & Associates [2005] NSWCA 81 Dickens v State of New South Wales (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 485 Remington v Scoles [1897] 2 Ch 1 Shaw v State of New South Wales (2012) 219 IR 87; [2012] NSWCA 102 The Owners – Strata Plan No 82089 v Omaya Holding Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 992 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Robert Byrne (Plaintiff) Turner Freeman Lawyers (First Defendant) Adam Casselden SC (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Doyle Gray (Plaintiff) S Scott (First Defendant) S Thomson (Second Defendant)