Stankovic v The Hills Shire Council [2012] NSWSC 738

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stankovic v The Hills Shire Council [2012] NSWSC 738 Hearing dates: 2 July 2012 Decision date: 02 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Dismiss the amended statement of claim. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the costs of: (a) the second and third defendants on an indemnity basis; and (b) the first, fourth and fifth defendants on a party/ party basis. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for summary dismissal - whether a reasonable cause of action Legislation Cited: - Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Cases Cited: - Rippon v Chilcotin [2001] NSWCA 142; 53 NSWLR 198 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: - Michael Stankovic (Plaintiff) - The Hills Shire Council (1st Defendant) - Terry Grant Van Der Velde (2nd Defendant) - Jason Shane Cronan (3nd Defendant) - State of New South Wales (4th Defendant) - Commonwealth of Australia (5th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Dr J Walsh (Plaintiff) M Pearce (1st Defendant) D Ash (2nd and 3rd Defendants) G Bateman (4th Defendant) A Markus (5th Defendant) Solicitors: M Pearce (1st Defendant) Watson & Watson (2nd and 3rd Defendants) I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (4th Defendant) Australian Government Solicitor (5th Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/145146