Johnston v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd; Johnston v Richardson [2003] NSWSC 454

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Johnston v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd; Johnston v Richardson [2003] NSWSC 454 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 April & 1 May 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 June 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Davies AJ DECISION : Statement of Claim struck out.

CATCHWORDS : Practice - pleading - whether statement of claim should be struck out - whether pleading disclosed reasonable cause of action - whether pleading had tendency to cause prejudice or embarrasment in the proceeding - whether particulars should be pleaded - whether abuse of process LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules, Pt 15 r 7 Banque Commerciale S.A. (En Liquidation) v Akhil Holdings Limited (1990) 169 CLR 279 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Carey (1976) 15 SASR 270 Expo International Pty Ltd v Chant [1979] 2 NSWLR 820 CASES CITED : Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Limited (1995) 183 CLR 563 Lawrance v Norreys (1890) 15 App Cas 210 Middleton v O'Neill (1943) 43 SR(NSW) 178 Wallingford v Mutual Society (1880) 5 App Cas 685 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 20553/00 Daryl Lindsay Johnston (Plaintiff) Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (First Defendant) John Edward Star (Second Defendant) Stuart Karim Ariff (Third Defendant) PARTIES : 20040/02 Daryl Lindsay Johnston (Plaintiff) David Ross Richardson (First Defendant) Michelle Esther Harpur (Second Defendant) Ronald John White (Third Defendant) John Trevor Mitchell (Fourth Defendant)