Margaret Lesley Marshall & Anor v Francis G Fleming & Ors [2012] NSWSC 698

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Margaret Lesley Marshall & Anor v Francis G Fleming & Ors [2012] NSWSC 698 Hearing dates: 25 May 2012 Decision date: 26 June 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Barr AJ Decision: 1. The further amended notice of motion is dismissed. 2. The motion for a stay of proceedings of the Court of Appeal's costs order is dismissed. 3. I order the defendants to pay the plaintiffs' costs of the further amended notice of motion and of the motion remitted by the Court of Appeal. 4. I stand the proceedings into the Registrar's List at 9am on a date to be fixed for further directions. Catchwords: Pleadings - amendment - whether abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 65 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 13.4, 14.28, 42.6 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; (2009) 239 CLR 175 Wardley Australia Limited v AWA (1992) 175 CLR 514 Texts Cited: G.E. Dal Pont, Law of Costs, 2nd ed, Butterworths, 2009 at 14.35 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Applicants: 1. Brian J Alexander 2. David Beekman 3. David C Cook 4. Francis G Fleming 5. Justin T Green 6. James P Kreindler 7. Noah H Kushleffsky 8. Marc S Moller 9. Steven R Pounian 10. Bianca I Rodriguez 11. Robert J Spragg Respondents: 1. Kim Neil Marshall 2. Margaret Lesley Marshall Representation: Counsel Applicants/Defendants: P Braham SC/E Bishop Respondents/Plaintiffs: C J Bevan/E W Young Solicitors Applicants/Defendants: Kennedys Respondents/Plaintiffs: Turner Freeman File Number(s): 2009/00292935 - 003