Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (No 8) and 15 related matters [2011] NSWSC 1514

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) & Ors v Bank Of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740) (No 8) and 15 related matters [2011] NSWSC 1514 Hearing dates: 2 December 2011 Decision date: 15 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Ball J Decision: The OMB Parties' motion filed on 7 November 2011 be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - civil - pleadings - application to amend - whether undue delay in bringing application - whether pleadings unambiguous - take into account affect on trial date - whether defendants will be prejudiced - where pleadings change the substance of the case being put - existence of same or similar allegations in existing pleadings where not central to cause of action - failure to particularise allegations - unparticularised pleadings should not be permitted at advanced stage of trial preparation -application dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (now the Competition & Consumer Act 2010) Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; 239 CLR 175 Hans Pet Constructions Pty Limited v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 McMahon v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 308 Traderight & Ors v Bank of Queensland (No 6) [2011] NSWSC 972 Traderight & Ors v Bank of Queensland (No 7) [2011] NSWSC 1265 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Traderight (NSW) Pty Ltd (ACN 108 880 968) (First Plaintiff in 06/258216 and First Defendant in 06/258225) Bronwyn Smith (Second Plaintiff in 06/258216 and Second Defendant in 08/258225) Geoffrey Versace (Third Plaintiff in 06/258216 and Third Defendant in 08/258225) Smith Partners Development Pty Ltd (Fourth Plaintiff in 06/258216) Verich Holdings Pty Ltd (Fifth Plaintiff in 06/258216) Bank of Queensland Limited (ACN 009 656 740 (Defendant in 06/258216; Plaintiff in 08/258225; Plaintiff in 08/279848; Defendant in 08/281332; First Defendant in 08/282126; First Defendant in 08/282304; First Plaintiff in 09/287360; Defendant in 09/287814; First Defendant in 07/256081; Fourth Defendant in 09/287816; First Defendant in 09/287824; Defendant in 10/304306; Defendant in 10/305568; Defendant in 10/306022; Defendant in 10/367086; Defendant in 10/367117) SME Business Assist Pty Limited (ACN 108 524 232) (First Defendant in 08/279848; Tenth Defendant in 09/287360; First Plaintiff in 09/287814; Sixth Plaintiff in 07/256081) Scott Rolfe McCoy (Second Defendant in 08/279848; Eleventh Defendant in 09/287360; Second Plaintiff in 09/287814; Seventh Plaintiff in 07/256081) Geraghty & Palmer (NSW) Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff in 08/281332) Shauna Margaret Geraghty (Second Plaintiff in 08/281332) Barry Palmer (Third Plaintiff in 08/281332) Rossmick No 1 Pty Limited (First Plaintiff in 08/282126; Second Defendant in 09/287360; First Plaintiff in 07/256081; First Plaintiff in 09/287816) Rossmick No 2 Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff in 08/282126; Third Defendant in 09/287360; Second Plaintiff in 07/256081; Second Plaintiff in 09/287816) Michael Bradley (Third Plaintiff in 08/282126; Fourth Defendant in 09/287360; Third Plaintiff in 07/256081; Third Plaintiff in 09/287816) Ross Chapman (Fourth Plaintiff in 08/282126; Fifth Defendant in 09/287360; Fourth Plaintiff in 07/256081; Fourth Plaintiff in 09/287816) Luke Nolan (Fifth Plaintiff in 08/282126; Sixth Defendant in 09/287360; Fifth Plaintiff in 07/256081; Fifth Plaintiff in 09/287816) David Liddy (Second Defendant in 08/282126; Second Plaintiff in 09/287360; Second Defendant in 07/256081; First Defendant in 09/287816; Second Defendant in 09/287824) Jude Financial Services Pty Ltd (ACN 115 763 481) (First Plaintiff in 08/282304; Seventh Defendant in 09/287360; Eighth Plaintiff in 07/256081; First Plaintiff in 09/287824) Russell Jude Edward Gardner (Second Plaintiff in 08/282304; Eighth Defendant in 09/287360; Ninth Plaintiff in 07/256081; Second Plaintiff in 09/287824) Penelope Ann Gardner (Third Plaintiff in 08/282304; Ninth Defendant in 09/287360; Tenth Plaintiff in 07/256081; Third Plaintiff in 09/287824) Industrial Court of New South Wales (First Defendant in 09/287360) Donna Quinn (Third Plaintiff in 09/287360; Third Defendant in 07/256081; Second Defendant in 09/287816; Fourth Defendant in 09/287824) Gary Allsop (Fourth Plaintiff in 09/287360; Fourth Defendant in 07/256081; Third Defendant in 09/287816; Third Defendant in 09/287824) Southpole Financial Services Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff in 10/304306) Harunur Rashid Chowdhury (Second Plaintiff in 10/304306) Iftekhar Tarek Hassan (Third Plaintiff in 10/304306) Ikthedar Hassan Murad (Fourth Plaintiff in 10/304306) Best Deal Pty Limited (ACN 119 366 433) (First Plaintiff in 10/305568) Jeffrey Bruce Jones (Second Plaintiff in 10/305568) LJH Group Pty Limited (ACN 123 507 497) (First Plaintiff in 10/306022) Leslie Xu (Second Plaintiff in 10/306022) Jin Yu Yang (Third Plaintiff in 10/306022) Leokate Pty Ltd (ACN 111 162 068) (First Plaintiff in 10/367086) Stephen Sargent (Second Plaintiff in 10/367086) Lauren Sargent (Third Plaintiff in 10/367086) Shamarbre Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff in 10/367117) Ronald George Johnson (Second Plaintiff in 10/367117) Representation: N A Cotman SC with R D Glasson (OMB Parties) S Couper QC with J V Gooley and G A F Connolly (Bank Parties) McCabe Terrill Lawyers (OMB Parties) HWL Ebsworths (Bank Parties) File Number(s):