Eastmark Holdings Pty Limited v Kabraji [2012] NSWSC 802

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Eastmark Holdings Pty Limited v Kabraji [2012] NSWSC 802 Hearing dates: 28 June 2012 Decision date: 18 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: Stand over the proceedings to enable the parties to consider these reasons and prepare short minutes that give effect to the conclusions reached, including in relation to a prompt timetable for the filing of amended pleadings and/or a reply and costs. At that time, a date for the determination of the third notice of motion and any argument as to costs can be determined. Catchwords: Summary dismissal claims and strike-out application by different Defendants in relation to proceedings brought by a Lot Owner in strata scheme - Rule in Foss v Harbottle - Whether pleadings require amendment - Whether leave to file reply should be granted Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing (Strata Titles) Act 1961 Corporations Act, 2001 (Cth) Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2010 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Attorney General In and for the State of New South Wales v Markisic [2012] NSWSC 433 Australian Property Custodian Holdings Limited (in liquidation) (receivers and managers appointed) (as responsible entity of the Prime Retirement Aged Care Property Trust), In the matter of [2012] NSWSC 679 Banque Commerciale SA (in liq) v Akhil Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 Biala Pty Ltd v Mallina Holdings Ltd (No 2) (1993) 11 ACLC 1082 Boardman v Phipps [1967] 2 AC 46 Bodikian v Sproule [2009] NSWSC 599; (2009) 72 ACSR 598 Bracks v Smyth-Kirk [2009] NSWCA 401 Breen v Williams [1996] HCA 57; (1996) 186 CLR 71 Brunninghausen v Glavanics [1999] NSWCA 199; (1999) 46 NSWLR 538 Cairns v Freeman [2008] NSWSC 792 Calvo v Sweeney [2009] NSWSC 719 Carre v Owners Corporation - SP 53020 [2003] NSWSC 397; (2003) 58 NSWLR 302 Cope v Butcher (1996) 20 ACSR 37 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; (1949) 78 CLR 62 Downer Connect Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 77 Forge v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2004] NSWCA 448; (2004) 213 ALR 574; (2004) 52 ACSR 1; (2005) 23 ACLC 1010 Foss v Harbottle [1843] EngR 478; (1843) 2 Hare 461; 67 ER 189 General Steel Industries Inc v Cmr for Railways (NSW) Railways [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Gould v Mount Oxide Mines Ltd [1916] HCA 81; (1916) 22 CLR 490 Haile-Michael v Konstantinidis (No 2) [2012] FCA 167 Hawkesbury Development Co Ltd v Landmark Finance Pty Ltd [1969] 2 NSWR 782 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation [1984] HCA 64; (1984) 156 CLR 41 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Limited v SST Consulting Pty Ltd; Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Limited v Rickard Constructions Pty Limited [2009] HCA 43; (2009) 239 CLR 75 Knight v Secretary to the Dept of Justice [2003] VSC 341 Knorr v CSIRO [2012] VSC 83 McDonald v Grech; Bank of Western Australia Ltd v McDonald [2012] NSWSC 717 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 National Australia Bank v Priestley [2012] NSWSC 387 Oates v Consolidated Capital Services Ltd (2009) 76 NSWLR 69 Pountney v Dang (NSWSC, 22 August 1997, unreported) Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver [1967] 2 AC 134 Repacholi Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2010] FCA 994 Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Sidebottom v Cureton (1937) 54 WN (NSW) 88 Simmons v Protective Commissioner of NSW (also known as NSW Trustee and Guardian) [2012] NSWSC 455 Skalkos v Smiles [2006] NSWSC 192 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Steel, Re and The Conveyancing (Strata Titles) Act 1961 (1968) 88 WN (Pt1) NSW 467 Three Rivers District Council v Bank of England (No 3) [2001] UKHL 16; [2003] 2 AC 1 Whitlam v Australian Securities & Investment Commission [2003] NSWCA 183; (2003) 57 NSWLR 559 Texts Cited: Devonshire, Peter "Account of Profits for Breach of Fiduciary Duty" [2010] SydLawRw 18; (2010) 32(3) Sydney Law Review 389 Young Croft Smith, "On Equity" Law Book Co. (2009) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Eastmark Holdings Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Eddie Kabraji (first Defendant) hendersenhayes Pty Ltd (second Defendant) The Owners Strata Plan No 74602 (third Defendant) Kris Bruckner (fourth Defendant) Representation: Mr P W Gray SC; Ms B Oliak (Plaintiff) Mr A S McGrath (first, second and fourth Defendants) Ms C Amato (third Defendant) Swaab Attorneys (Plaintiff) Henry Davis York (first Defendant) Henry Davis York (second Defendant) Minter Ellison (third Defendant) Norton Rose (fourth Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/328524