Johnston v ANZ Bank Ltd & 2 Ors [2001] NSWSC 238

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Johnston v ANZ Bank Ltd & 2 Ors [2001] NSWSC 238 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20553/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 November 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 April 2001

Daryl Lindsay Johnston (Plaintiff)

Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (First Defendant) PARTIES : John Edward Star (Second Defendant)

Stuart Karim Ariff (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr A T McInnes QC (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr J E Thomson (Defendants) Weatherly & Bartram of Albury (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Coudert Brothers (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Summary judgment - malicious prosecution - abuse of process Supreme Court Rules Supreme Court Act 1970 LEGISLATION CITED : Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 Real Property Act 1900 Halbury's Laws of Australia, Volume 26 (1997) Crimes Act Associated Securities Finance Ltd v Harrow Properties Pty Limited (NSWSC Lee J, 26 May 1977, unreported) H 1976 Nominess Pty Limited v Galli Ltd & Quarries Ltd (1979) 30 ALR 181 Little v Law Institute of Victoria (1990) VR 257 Mitchell v John Heine & Son Limited (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 466 Grimwade v State of Victoria (1997) ATR 81-422 CASES CITED : Saville v Roberts (1868) 1 Ld Raym 374; 91 ER 1147 Little v Law Institute of Victoria [1990] VR 257 Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Limited v Smith (1937-38) 59 CLR 527 Williams v Spautz (1991-92) 174 CLR 509 Hanrahan v Ainsworth (1985) 1 NSWLR 370 Goldsmith v Sperrings Ltd [1977] 2 All ER 566 Grainger v Hill (1838) 4 Bing NC 212 DECISION : (1) The statement of claim is struck out; (2) The plaintiff is to file and serve an amended statement of claim within 28 days; (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs.