Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hadfield [2001] NSWCA 440

Reported Decision : 53 NSWLR 614

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hadfield [2001] NSWCA 440 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40364/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 December 2001

PARTIES : Commonwealth Bank of Australia Denis Ronald Hadfield JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Bryson J

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 1244/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Balla DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Claimant: J S Hilton SC/A Henskens Opponent: S Rares SC/J Lawler/F Assaf SOLICITORS : Claimant: Jackson Smith Opponent: L E Taylor CATCHWORDS : District Court - Jurisdiction - Equitable Jurisdiction - Claim for Account - Claim for Prohibition - Exercise of Discretion LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69 District Court Act 1973 (NSW) s 134 Urban Transport Authority v Nweiser (1991) 28 NSWLR 471 Coroneo v Australian Provincial Assurances Association Limited (1935) 35 SR (NSW)391 Colin D Young Pty Ltd v Commercial and General Acceptance Ltd (1982) NSW ConvR 55-097 Forsyth v Blundell (1973) 129 CLR 477 CASES CITED: ANZ Banking Group Ltd v Bangadilly Pastoral Co Pty Ltd (1978) 139 CLR 195 Pendlebury v Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited (1912) 13 CLR 676 R v Bolton, ex parte Beane (1987) 70 ALR 225 Malika Holdings v Stretton (2001) 178 ALR 218 Barns v Queensland National Bank Ltd 91906) 3 CLR 925 DECISION : Leave to appeal refused