Hornby v Narrandera Ex-Servicemen's Club Ltd [2001] NSWSC 235

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Hornby v Narrandera Ex-Servicemen's Club Ltd [2001] NSWSC 235 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5050/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 25 August and 3 November 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 April 2001

PARTIES : William John Hornby (P) Narrandera Ex-Servicemen's Club Limited (D) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

COUNSEL : G F Jauncey (P) M Ashhurst (D) SOLICITORS : Friend & Co (P) Pigott Stinson Ratner Thom (D) CATCHWORDS : ASSOCIATIONS AND CLUBS [13] - Expulsion, suspension and disqualification - Right of expulsion - Incorporated club - Articles of association must be strictly complied with. Calvin v Carr [1977] 2 NSWLR 308; [1979] 1 NSWLR 1 Gates v Vickery (1973) ACLC 27,517 Innes v Wylie (1844) 1 Car & Kir 257; 174 ER 800 Samuel v St George Leagues Club Ltd NSWSC 20 October 1992 unreported, Powell J CASES CITED : Thomson v Earlwood-Bardwell Park RSL Club Ltd [1999] NSWSC 243 University of Ceylon v Fernando[1960] 1 WLR 223 Wiseman v Borneman [1971] AC 297 Young v Ladies' Imperial Club Limited [1920] 2 KB 523 Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th Ed, Vol 6 [Reissue] (1991), tit Clubs [233] DECISION : Suspension invalid.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION

HAMILTON J

TUESDAY, 3 APRIL 2001

5050/99 WILLIAM JOHN HORNBY v NARRANDERA EX-SERVICEMEN'S CLUB LIMITED

JUDGMENT

1 This suit arises from the suspension of the plaintiff from membership of the defendant Club for five years. As to the suspension and expulsion of members, the articles of association of the defendant provide as follows: " SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION