National Australia Bank v Satchithanantham [2012] NSWSC 959

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: National Australia Bank v Satchithanantham [2012] NSWSC 959 Hearing dates: 29/02/2012; 01/03/2012; 02/03/2012; 05/03/2012 Decision date: 11 September 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Mr Thambiappah Satchithanantham be, and hereby is, prohibited from instituting proceedings whether by way of final relief, or by interlocutory motion, or application in New South Wales, whether in his own name, or in the name of any other individual, or corporation, or legal entity. (2) Mrs Hemelathasothy Satchithanantham be, and hereby is, prohibited from instituting proceedings whether by way of final relief, or by interlocutory motion, or application in New South Wales, whether in her own name or in the name of any other individual, or corporation or legal entity. (3) Order both Mr Satchithanantham and Mrs Satchithanantham pay the National Australia Bank's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for vexatious proceeding order pursuant to s 8 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 - whether proceedings are vexatious - whether vexatious proceedings were instituted or conducted frequently - repeated relitigation of issues Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Contracts Review Act 1980 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Real Property Act 1900 Supreme Court Act 1970 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 Cases Cited: Attorney General v Chan [2011] NSWSC 1315 Attorney General v Gargan [2010] NSWSC 1192 Attorney General v Wilson [2010] NSWSC 1008 Bylander v Multilink [2001] NSWCA 53 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd [1998] HCA 20; (1998) 192 CLR 285 DPP (Cth) v Pirone (1997) 68 SASR 106; (1997) 139 FLR 68 King Mortgages v Satchithanantham; Cash King v Satchithanantham [2006] NSWSC 1303 La Macchia v Minister for Primary Industries (1986) 72 ALR 23 Maxwell v Murphy (1957) 96 CLR 261 National Australia Bank v Satchithanantham (NSWSC, 11 September 2006, unreported) National Australia Bank v Satchithanantham [2010] NSWCA 244 Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gargan (No.2) [2009] FCA 398 Pascoe v Liprini [2011] NSWSC 1484 Re A Solicitor's Clerk [1957] 3 All ER 617 Robertson v City of Nunawading [1973] VR 819; (1973) 29 LGRA 44 Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd & Anor v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd (RLD) [2008] NSWADTAP 65 Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd & Anor v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd (No. 2) (RLD) [2008] NSWADTAP 87 Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd & Ors v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 411 Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd & Ors v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd (NSWSC, 30 March 2011, unreported) Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd v Sanjay Sarma t/as Adidev Enterprises [2007] NSWSC 642 Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings [2009] NSWADT 237 Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWADT 316 Satchi & Satchi Australia Pty Ltd v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 715 Satchi & Satchi v Sharma [2007] NSWSC 1184 Satchithanantham v Jackson Smith Lawyers [2011] NSWSC 412 Satchithanantham v King Mortgage Pty Ltd (in liq) [2010] HCASL 61 Satchithanantham v King Mortgages, Cash King Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 358 Satchithanantham v Multilink Investments Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 974 Satchithanantham v Multilink Investments Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 1277 Satchithanantham v Multilink Investments Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 914 Satchithanantham v NAB; Thambiappah v NAB [2008] NSWSC 1097 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2009] FCA 198 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2009] FMCA 562 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2009] NSWCA 395 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2010] HCA Trans 101 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2010] NSWCA 118 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2010] NSWCA 243 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2010] NSWCTTT 494) Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2010] NSWSC 1338 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2011] NSWCA 213 Thambiappah Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank [2011] NSWSC 402 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Limited [2008] NSWCA 168 National Australia Bank Limited v Satchithanantham (No.2) [2009] FMCA 229 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd (NSWCA, 14 May 2008, unreported) Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd (NSWCA, 23 May 2007, unreported) Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2008] FMCA 940 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2009] FCA 1171 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2009] FCA 501 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2009] HCASL 181 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2009] HCASL 201 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2009] NSWCA 268 Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Ltd [2010] FCAFC 47 Satchithanantham v Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales (NSWCA, 2 August 2011, unreported) Satchithanantham v Steffel [2008] NSWSC 1153 Satchithanantham v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd (RLD) [2007] NSWADTAP 74 Satchithanantham v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd (RLD) [2009] NSWADTAP 53 Satchithanantham v Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd (RLD) [2010] NSWADTAP 30 Thambiappah Satchithanantham v National Australia Bank Limited [2008] HCA SLD 586 Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd v Satchithanantham [2008] NSWADT 165 Zeaiter Corporate Holdings Pty Ltd v Satchithanantham (No.2) [2009] NSWADT 70 Texts Cited: Dennis Charles and Robert Stanley Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 7th ed (2011) Lexis Nexis Butterworths Category: Principal judgment Parties: National Australia Bank (P) Thambiappah Satchithanantham (D1) Hemelathasothy Satchithanantham (D2) Representation: Counsel: A Leopold SC / Ms Bearup (P) T Satchithanantham (In person - D1 and D2) Solicitors: Dibbs Barker (P) T Satchithanantham (In person - D1 and D2) File Number(s): 2011/259275