Westpac Banking Corporation v Lahood [2011] NSWSC 1057

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Westpac Banking Corporation v Lahood [2011] NSWSC 1057 Hearing dates: 31 August 2011 Decision date: 31 August 2011 Before: Johnson J Decision: Summary judgment granted Catchwords: MORTGAGES - claim for possession of land and monetary judgment - application for summary judgment - no arguable defence - clear case established - summary judgment granted Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; 112 CLR 125 Webster v Lampard [1993] HCA 57; 177 CLR 598 Cosmos E-C Commerce Pty Limited v Bidwell & Associates Pty Limited [2005] NSWCA 81 Inglis v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia [1972] HCA 74; 126 CLR 161 Horrobin v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (1996) 40 NSWLR 89 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Westpac Banking Corporation (Plaintiff) Anthony Lahood (Defendant) Representation: Mr P Kulevski (Plaintiff) No Appearance (Defendant) Henry Davis York (Plaintiff) No Appearance (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/35722

Judgment (ON Plaintiff'S APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT) 1JOHNSON J: By Notice of Motion filed 1 July 2011, the Plaintiff, Westpac Banking Corporation, seeks summary judgment against the Defendant, Anthony Lahood, under Rule 13.1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 ("UCPR") or, alternatively, an order striking out the Defence filed in the proceedings pursuant to Rule 14.28 UCPR.