McDonald v Grech; Bank of Western Australia Ltd v McDonald [2012] NSWSC 717

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McDonald v Grech; Bank of Western Australia Ltd v McDonald [2012] NSWSC 717 Hearing dates: 12 June 2012 Decision date: 27 June 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Duty List Before: Ward J Decision: Application for summary dismissal/strike-out dismissed Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for strike-out/summary dismissal - rr 13.4 and 14.28 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) - whether claims statute barred by Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) - where limitation defences raise issues of fact - whether proceedings are futile either on the basis that the claims are untenable on their face or due to deficiencies in the plaintiffs' evidence - HELD - application dismissed Legislation Cited: Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Aussie Ideas Pty Ltd v Tunwind Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 286 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW [2006] 226 CLR 256 Beach Petroleum NL v Abbott Tout Russell Kennedy (1999) 48 NSWLR 1; [1999] NSWCA 408 Belan v Casey (2003) 57 NSWLR 670 Breen v Williams (1996) 186 CLR 71 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Limited [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Brown v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2011] NSWSC 1203 Commonwealth v Cornwell (2007) 229 CLR 519 Cox v Journeaux [No 2] (1935) 52 CLR 713 Crittenden v Freehill Hollingdale and Page (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Eames J, 19 August 1994) David v David [2009] NSWCA 8 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioner (1949) 78 CLR 62 Forster v Outred & Co (a firm) [1982] 2 All ER 753 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 Gibson Motorsport Merchandise Pty Limited v Forbes (2006) 149 FCR 569 Hammond v Minister of Works (1992) 8 WAR 505 Henderson v Merrett Syndicates Limited [1995] 2 AC 145 Hendriks v McGeoch [2008] NSWCA 53 Hospital Products Limited v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Jobbins v Capel Court Corporation Ltd (1989) 25 FCR 226 Langford v Reddy [2012] NSWSC 289 Larking v Great Western (Nepean) Gravel Ltd (In Liq) (1940) 64 CLR 221 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Robert Colin Nicholls [2009] NSWSC 721 Norbeg v Wynrib [1992] 2 SCR 226 O'Reilly v Law Society of New South Wales (1988) 24 NSWLR 204 Paul Ernest Simmons v Protective Commissioner of NSW also known as NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWSC 455 Permanent Custodians Ltd and Anor v King and Ors [2010] NSWSC 509 Pilmer v Duke Group Limited (in Liq) (2001) 207 CLR 165 Rawley Pty Limited v Bell (No 2) (2007) 61 ACSR 648 Scarcella v Lettice (2000) 51 NSWLR 302 Seymour v Seymour (1996) 40 NSWLR 358 Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Skalkos v Smiles [2006] NSWSC 192 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 Wardley Australia v WA (1992) 175 CLR 514 Webster v Lampard (1993) 170 CLR 598 Wickstead v Brown (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Winnote Pty Ltd v Page (2006) 68 NSWLR 531 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: 10/304234 Allan McDonald (First Plaintiff) Julianne McDonald (Second Plaintiff) Henry Grech (First Defendant) Omneity Pty Ltd ACN 098 387 814 (Second Defendant) Cassin Services Pty Ltd ACN 086 796 330 (Third Defendant) Stephen Cassin (Fourth Defendant) Warren Richardson (Fifth Defendant) Lois Grech (Sixth Defendant) Currency Corporation Pty Ltd ACN 099 549 809 (Seventh Defendant)