Adrian Garfield Barwick v Ross Ian Goodridge [2011] NSWSC 1233

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adrian Garfield Barwick v Ross Ian Goodridge [2011] NSWSC 1233 Hearing dates: 26 and 27 September 2011 Decision date: 21 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Bankruptcy trustee not joined as defendant to the proceedings in substitution for the bankrupt defendant. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - effect of bankruptcy of defendant to proceedings - application for orders under UCPR r 6.30 for the joinder, removal or re-arrangement of the parties. BANKRUPTCY - whether rights have passed from bankrupt to bankruptcy trustee. BANKRUPTCY - jurisdiction - whether ousted - jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Legislation Cited: - Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) - Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: - Armour v Mason [2002] NSWSC 464 - Bailey v Thurston & Co Ltd [1903] 1 KB 137 - Banks v Ferrari [2000] NSWSC 874 - Beckham v Drake [1849] 2 HL Cas 579; 9 ER 1213 - Bendigo Bank Ltd v Demaria [2001] VSC 218 - Cordes as Trustee for Alexander George v Dr Peter Ironside P/L & Ors [2009] QCA 302 - Cummings v Claremont Petroleum NL (1996) 185 CLR 124 - Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v Winfield [1992] 2 Qd R 282 - Gardiner v Goss [2007] FMCA 1966 - Geia v Palm Island Aboriginal Council [2001] 1 Qd R 245 - George v Fletcher (Trustee) [2010] FCAFC 53 - Lawindi v Elkateb [2001] NSWSC 865 - Lockwood v Vince [2007] FCA 1946; (2007) 166 FCR 305 - Loxton v Moir (1914) 18 CLR 360 - Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2008) 171 FCR 380 - National Australia Bank v Darroch [2010] NSWSC 1202 - National Australia Bank Ltd v Strik [2009] NSWSC 184 - Peter Andrew Gillies; ex parte The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (1993) 115 ALR 631 - Randall v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2008] FCA 1939 - Re Hawkins; ex parte Worrell (1996) 71 FCR 371 - Re Sharpe; ex parte Donnelly (1998) 80 FCR 536 - Scott v Bagshaw (2000) 99 FCR 573 - Sutherland v Brien [1999] NSWSC 155 - Trustee of the Property of O'Reilly v Law Society of New South Wales (2001) 110 FCR 574; [2001] FCA 701 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adrian Garfield Barwick (Plaintiff) Ross Ian Goodridge (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P.T. Newton (Plaintiff) The Defendant appeared in person A.S. Martin SC (bankruptcy trustee) Solicitors: Church & Grace (Plaintiff) The Defendant appeared in person Henry Davis York (bankruptcy trustee) File Number(s): 11/54710