Ayoub v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited & Ors [2011] NSWSC 606

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ayoub v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited & Ors [2011] NSWSC 606 Hearing dates: 17 May 2011 Decision date: 22 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Macready AsJ Decision: (1) Order that the statement of claim be dismissed. (2) As the filing of the statement of claim is completely unfounded, order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - civil - pleadings - statement of claim - strike out; application to - whether plaintiff had standing to commence proceedings - plaintiff did not have leave to bring proceedings - matter is res judicata between the relevant parties Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Aliprandi v Griffith Vintners Pty Ltd (in liq) (1991) 9 ACLC 1530 BL&GY International Co Ltd v Hypec Electronics Pty Ltd (2001) 19 ACLC 1622 Brightwell v RFB Holdings Pty Ltd (2003) 21 ACLC 355 Carpenter v Pioneer Park Pty Ltd; Ragless v IPA Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) (2008) 26 ACC 404 Chahwan v Euphoric Pty Ltd (2008) 26 ACLC 262 D A Christie Pty Ltd v Baker [1996] 2 VR 582 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1 Enviro Energy Australia Pty Ltd (in Liquidation), In the Matter of [2010] NSWSC 1222 Foss v Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69 National Parks and Wildlife Service v Pierson [2002] NSWCA 273 Nominal Defendant v Manning [2000] NSWCA 80, (2000) 50 NSWLR 139 Ragless v IPA Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) (2008) 26 ACC 404 Roach v Winnote Pty Ltd (in liq) [2001] NSWSC 822Solak v Registrar of Titles [2009] VSC 614 State Bank of New South Wales Ltd v Alexander Stenhouse Ltd (1997) Aust Torts Reports 81-423 Texts Cited: Australian Corporations & Securities Law Reporter Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Ayoub (plaintiff) Perpetual Trustee Company Limited ACN 000 001 007 (first defendant) Challenger Managed Investments Limited ACN 002 835 592 (second defendant) Bruce Gleeson (third defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff - unrepresented litigant in person Defendants 1 & 2 - Mr Stack Solicitors: Plaintiff - unrepresented litigant in person Defendants 1 & 2 - Norton Rose Defendant 3 - Ms S Stojanovski, Gillis Delaney Lawyers File Number(s): 2011/00094966