Banks v Ferrari & Ors [2000] NSWSC 874

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Banks v Ferrari & Ors [2000] NSWSC 874 revised - 4/09/2000 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11699/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 02/02/00 07/08/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 August 2000

PARTIES : Beverley Joy Banks- Appellant Luisa Ferrari, John Fausto Ferrari and Ferrari Enterprises of Australia Pty Limited- Respondents JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 1

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 450/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Barkell M JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mrs Banks in person Mr Bellamy- Respondents SOLICITORS : Gordon Robilliard & Plowman Solicitors- Respondents CATCHWORDS : Justices Act 1902 (NSW) - Appeal - Detinue - Bailment - Rejection of subject property by Trustee in Bankruptcy - Entitlement to bring detinue proceedings Justices Act 1902 (NSW) Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) Corporations Law The Winkfield [1900-1903] All ER 346. Coleman v Harvey [1989] 1 NZLR 723. Bellinger v Autoland Pty Ltd [1962] VR 514. Timewell v Virgoe (1868) 5 WW&A'B L 147. EE McCurdy Ltd (In Liq) v Postmaster-General [1959] NZLR 553. Sutherland v Brien (Unreported, Austin J, 1 March 1999, Supreme Court of New South Wales). CanWest Global Communication Corporation v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1997-1998) 50 ALD 877. Re Mineral Securities Australia Ltd (In Liq) and the Companies Act (1973) 2 NSWLR 207. CASES CITED : Armory v Delamirie [1588-1774] All ER 121. Jeffries v Western Railway Co (1856) 5 E&B 802. Horne v Richardson (1970) 64 QJPR 47. Leake v Loveday and Brooks 134 ER 399. George Barker (Transport) Limited v Eynon (1974) 1 WLR 462. Majeau Carrying Company Pty Limited v Coastal Roftile Ltd (1972-1973) 129 CLR 48. Keene v Carter (1994) 12 WAR 20. Daemar Industrial Commission of NSW and Another (1990-1991) 22 NSWLR 178. O'Brien v Clyne and Another (1985-1986) 64 ALR 129. DECISION : 1. Plaintiff has an entitlement to possession of the goods listed in the original Statement of Claim; 2. Defendants to permit the plaintiff to arrange for the taking of possession of the subject goods, such taking of possesion to be at her own expense; 3. I defer for further argument the issue of damages; 4. Defendants to pay the costs of these proceedings; 5. Reserve the parties the right to list the matter before me for any matter that requires determination arising out of this judgment; 6. Judgment is stayed until fees owing by the plaintiff are paid, or the plaintiff satisfies the court as to why she should not pay them.