Crown in the right of New South Wales v Anthony Gevaux [2011] NSWSC 608

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Crown in the right of New South Wales v Anthony Gevaux [2011] NSWSC 608 Hearing dates: 19 April 2011 Decision date: 21 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Ward J Decision: Application for summary judgment dismissed Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE - application for summary judgment pursuant to rule 13.1 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) - HELD - facts disclose triable or arguable issue in defence of the claim - application dismissed Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Crown Proceedings Act 1988 (NSW) Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 (NSW) Police Act 1990 (NSW) Police Legislation Amendment (Civil Liability) Act 2003 (NSW) Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Air Services Australia v Zarb[1998]NSWCA 7 Considine v Mclnerney (1916) 2 AC 162 Cosmos E-Commerce Pty Ltd v Sue Bidwell Associates Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 81 Dellas v Kourtessis [1962] VR 456 Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 Enever v The King (1906) 3 CLR 969 Esanda Finance Corp Ltd v Peat Marwick Hungerfords (1997) 188 CLR 241 GA Listing & Maintenance Pty Ltd v Francipane (unreported, Giles J, 23/9/1994) General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Griffin v Weatherby & Henshaw (1868) LR 3 QB 753 Hannon v Afro Pacific Capital Limited [2009] NSWSC 564 Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 112 Laurie and Morewood v Dudin & Sons [1926] 1 KB 223 Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd [1991] 2 AC 548 Martin v Pont [1993] 3 NZLR 25 Moses v Macferlan (1760) 2 Burr 1005 State of New South Wales v Fahy [2006] NSWCA 64 Peter Kent Development Pty Ltd v The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, [1980] NSWSC 1 Qantas Airways Ltd v Gubbins (1992) 28 NSWLR 26 Re Goldcorp Exchange Ltd;Kensington v Liggett [1995] 1 AC 74 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Texts Cited: Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Precedents of Pleadings (16th edn) Burrows, Andrew, 'Proprietary Restitution: unmasking unjust enrichment' (2001) 117 Law Quarterly Review (UK) 412 Goff & Jones, The Law of Restitution (6th edn) Mason and Carter, Restitution Law in Australia (1995) Virgo, Graham, The Principles of the Law of Restitution (1999) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Crown in the right of the State of New South Wales (Plaintiff) Anthony Gevaux (Defendant) Representation: Counsel J Hyde (Plaintiff) SA Benson (Defendant) Solicitors De Mestre & Company (Plaintiff) Alderuccio (Defendant) File Number(s): 09/327232