Peter James Spencer v Wayne Dennis Bamber & Ors [2011] NSWSC 1313

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Peter James Spencer v Wayne Dennis Bamber & Ors [2011] NSWSC 1313 Hearing dates: 26 October 2011 Decision date: 03 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: Amended summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - foreclosure - whether notice of intention to foreclose served - meaning of "service" - whether personal service required - purpose of service to bring nature, content and existence of document to party's notice - operation of Real Property Act 1900 s 61 CONVEYANCING - service of notice - whether notice of intention to foreclose a notice under Conveyancing Act 1919 s 170 CIVIL PROCEDURE - service - difference between service of originating process and other service - personal service not required CIVIL PROCEDURE - powers of Supreme Court Registrar - whether registrar empowered to exercise powers under Conveyancing Act 1919 s 170 CIVIL PROCEDURE - circumstances in which nunc pro tunc order may be made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Real Property Act 1900 Real Property (Further Amendment) Act 1987 Supreme Court Act 1970 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Redd (1990) 19 NSWLR 78 Emanuele v Australian Securities Commission (1997) 188 CLR 114 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Proprietary Limited v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1981) 147 CLR 297 Donne v Lewis (1805) 11 Ves Jun 601 Re Testro Bros Consolidated Ltd [1965] VR 18 Turagadamudamu v PMP Limited [2009] NSWCA 120 Turner v George Weston Foods Ltd [2007] NSWCA 67 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter James Spencer - plaintiff Wayne Dennis Bamber - first defendant Deneva Jean Bamber - second defendant Representation: Counsel: P R Glissan - for the plaintiff G R Waugh - for the defendants Solicitors: Horowitz & Bilinsky - for the plaintiff Marriott Oliver - for the defendants File Number(s): 2011/041598