Johnston v ANZ Banking Group Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1250

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Johnston v ANZ Banking Group Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1250 HEARING DATE(S) : 16/12/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Hoeben J at 1 DECISION : Application to file further amended statement of claim refused.

CATCHWORDS : Malicious prosecution - strike out application - instigation of prosecution - pleading of agency and motive - reasonable and probable cause. Crimes Act 1900 NSW Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules Brambles Holdings Limited v Carey (1976) 15 SASR 270 Commercial Union Assurance Co of NZ Ltd v Lamont (1989) 3 NZLR 187 at 196 Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Limited v Brain (1935) 53 CLR 343 at 379 Darcey v Pre-Term Foundation Clinic (1983) 2 NSWLR 497 Davis v Gell (1924) 35 CLR 275 Director of Public Prosecutions v Wille & Ors (1999) 47 NSWLR 255 Expo International Pty Limited v Chant [1979] 2 NSWLR 820 Geneva Finance v Cook (1992) 7 ACSR 415 CASES CITED : Glinski v McIver (1962) AC 726 Hermiman v Smith (1938) AC 305 Hicks v Faulkner (1878) 8 QBD 167 Holding v Jennings (1979) VR 289 Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Limited (1995) 183 CLR 563 Minkley v Munro (1986) 8 PSR 3975 Morris v Darby (1936) 53 WN(NSW) 136 Pandit Gaya Pashad Tewari v Sardar Bhagat Singh (1908) 24 TLR 884 Watters v Pacific Delivery Service Ltd (1963) 42 DLR 661 at 669 Daryl Lindsay Johnston - Plaintiff PARTIES : Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited - First Defendant John Edward Star - Second Defendant Stuart Karim Ariff - Third Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20553/2000 Mr P Brereton SC/ Mr George - Plaintiff COUNSEL : Mr J Stevenson SC/Mr C Wood - First Defendant Mr A Leopold - Second and Third Defendants Stephen Wawn & Associates - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Coudert Brothers - First Defendant Ebsworth & Ebsworth - Second and Third Defendants