ROBERT WILLIAM CUMMING V TRADEBANC INTERNATIONAL LTD [2002] NSWSC 70

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ROBERT WILLIAM CUMMING V TRADEBANC INTERNATIONAL LTD [2002] NSWSC 70 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12937/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 February 2002

PARTIES : Robert William Cumming (Appellant) Tradebanc International Ltd (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 404/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT C Elliott LCM JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : SOLICITORS : D. Knaggs (Appellant) Marsdens Law Group (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : [JUDGMENTS] Presumption of Regularity - Whether a judgment "faxed" to the parties took effect under the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Rules 1988 - [APPEAL] Appeal from refusal to set aside default judgment - Whether Magistrate embarked upon deciding the truth or otherwise of the case the Appellant would seek to make upon the proposed defence. Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Rules 1988 LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act 1902 Justices Legislation (Amendment) Act 1998 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Adams v Kennick Trading (International) Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 503 Ex Parte Currie; Re Dempsey & Ors (1969) 91 WN (NSW) 34 Ex parte Hall; Re Howie and Ors (1932) 50 WN (NSW) 30 Gemtaf Pty Ltd (Trading as "El Paso Motor Inn") v Tradebanc International Pty Ltd (No.4) [2000] NSWSC 941. CASES CITED : Minister for Natural Resources v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154. Palmer v Clarke (1989) 19 NSWLR 158 Rayhill v Mouawad [2001] NSWSC 676, 8 August 2002, Kirby J. Reinehr Industrial Lease & Finance Pty Ltd v Jordan NSW CA, Street ACJ, Hardie & Glass JJA, 4 June 1974. Rich v Shell Refining (Australia) Pty Ltd, VIC SC, unreported, Nathan J, 31 August 1995. X v Deputy State Coroner of New South Wales (2001) 52 NSWLR 312. DECISION : Appeal allowed.