McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 1471

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 1471

HEARING DATE(S) : 23 June 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 17 December 2010

JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1

1. The following parts of the First Amended Statement of Claim filed by the Plaintiff on 14 April 2010 are struck out pursuant to Part 14 Rule 28 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005: DECISION : (i) the entirety of the conspiracy claim contained in paragraphs 36-48; (ii) the entirety of the misfeasance in public office claim contained in paragraphs 49-71. 2. The Plaintiff is to pay 50% of the Defendants' costs of the application.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - strike-out application - claims for conspiracy and misfeasance in public office - whether reasonable cause of action disclosed - claims struck out - balance of strike-out application on pleading grounds - application refused

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Protected Disclosures Act 1994 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Capital Investments Pty Limited v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Limited [2008] NSWCA 206; 73 NSWLR 653 O'Brien v Dawson [1942] HCA 8; 66 CLR 18 McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Limited (1999) 165 ALR 409 R v ICR Haulage Limited [1944] 1 KB 551 CASES CITED : D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 Leerdam v Noori [2009] NSWCA 90; 255 ALR 553 Cannon v Tahche [2002] 5 VR 317 Whitehead v Griffith University [2002] QSC 153; (2003) 1 QdR 220 Griffith University v Tang [2005] HCA 7; 221 CLR 99 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson [1993] FCA 283; 115 ALR 411