Bank of Western Australia v Lance Vincent Hodgkinson and Justin John Brown [2011] NSWSC 96

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bank of Western Australia v Lance Vincent Hodgkinson and Justin John Brown [2011] NSWSC 96 Hearing dates: 21 and 22 February 2011 Decision date: 01 March 2011 Before: Einstein J Decision: Verdict for the plaintiff Catchwords: Banking Customer Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Aneve Pty Ltd v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2005] NSWCA 441 Ankar Pty Ltd v National Westminster Finance (Australia) Ltd [1987] 162 CLR 549 Buckeridge v Mercantile Credits Ltd [1981] HCA 62; (1981) 147 CLR 654 Commonwealth of Australia v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 GE Capital Australia v Davis [2002] NSWSC 1146; (2002) 11 BPR 20,529 Hancock v Williams (1942) 42 SR (NSW) 252 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691; [1940] ALR 298 Holme v Brunskill (1877) 3 QBD 495 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets (No.6) (2007) 63 ACSR 1 Moschi v Lep Air Services Ltd [1973] AC 331 Moukhayber v Camden Timber and Hardware Co Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 58 Permanent Custodians Ltd v AGB Developments Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 540 St George Bank Limited v Field [2007] NSWSC 902 State Bank of NSW v Vincent (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Giles J, 7 April 1995) State Bank of Victoria v Parry (1989) 7 ACLC 226 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Westpac Banking Corporation v Prelea (1992) 28 NSWLR 481 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Bank of Western Australia (plaintiff) Lance Vincent Hodgkinson (first defendant) Justin John Brown (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Dowdy (plaintiff) Mr B Levet (second defendant) Solicitors: Henry Davis York (plaintiff) F Guitterez (second defendant) File Number(s): 2010/0067017