Cassaniti v Pala Enterprises Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 241

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cassaniti v Pala Enterprises Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 241 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Civil FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12294/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 February 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 February 2001

PARTIES : Sam Cassaniti (Plt) Pala Enterprises Pty Ltd (Def) JUDGMENT OF : McClellan J

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 587/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Magistrate Gould JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : T Molomby (Plt) J Castaldi (Def) SOLICITORS : Stoikovich Banfield Macri (Plt) Galluzzo Golotta Andriano Simone (Def) CATCHWORDS : Stated case - Local Courts - practice - judgments and orders - setting aside - where entered irregularly - illegally or against good faith - Local Court (Civil Claims) Rules Pt 26 r 3 LEGISLATION CITED : Local Court (Civil Claims) Rules 1988 Pt 26 r 3(i) Local Court (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Coles & Ors v Burke & Anor (1987) 10 NSWLR 429 CASES CITED : Hoskings v Van den Braak (1998) 43 NSWLR 290 HR Turner & Son Pty Ltd v Rhodes & Anor [1970] 1 NSWLR 305 DECISION : See para 28

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

McCLELLAN J

WEDNESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2001

12294/00 - CASSANITI v PALA ENTERPRISES PTY LIMITED

JUDGMENT 1 HIS HONOUR: In this matter the plaintiff seeks an order setting aside the decision of Magistrate Gould at Blacktown Local Court on 1 August 2000 that the judgment in this matter in the Local Court was entered up irregularly. The summons claims the following orders.

1. An order setting aside the decision of Magistrate Gould at Blacktown Local Court on 1 August 2000 that the judgment in this matter was entered up irregularly.