Bruscino & Anor v Carbone [2004] NSWSC 589

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Bruscino & Anor v Carbone [2004] NSWSC 589 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 June 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 July 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison DECISION : (1) The appeal is dismissed; (2) The orders of Magistrate A A Spence dated 5 and 14 April 2004 are affirmed; (3) The amended summons filed 21 June 2004 is dismissed; (4) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendant's costs as agreed or assessed; (5) The stay of execution of the judgment as ordered by Kirby J on 3 May 2004 is dissolved.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal decisions of Local Court Magistrate - stay of proceedings refused District Court Act - s 52 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act (1987) (NSW) Local Court (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) - s 32, s 53(1) Local Court (Civil Claims) Rules - r 5(1) Fraser Credits Pty Ltd v Osterber-Olsen (1978) 1 NSWLR 121 CASES CITED : Martin v O'Reilly (1914) 12 SR NSW 277 Minerals Corporation Ltd v Anthony Norman Abbot t/as Piper Alderman Lawyers [2004] NSWSC 246 Ryan v Hansen t/as Hansens Solicitors [2002] NSWSC 354; 49 NSWLR 184 Mario Buscino & Josephine Bruscino (Plaintiffs) PARTIES : Domenic Carbone (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11071/2004 Mr P Newton (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : Mr J R Gormly (Defendant) Mr Ross Ward, Kemp Strang (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Mr Domenci Carbone, Carbone & Associates (Defendant)