Trust Co. Fiduciary Services Ltd v Hassarati (No. 4) [2012] NSWSC 1438

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Trust Co. Fiduciary Services Ltd v Hassarati (No. 4) [2012] NSWSC 1438 Hearing dates: 22 November 2012 Decision date: 03 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: 1. The Applicants' Motion of 7 November 2012 is dismissed. 2. The Applicants are to pay the Plaintiffs' costs of the Motion. 3. As between the Applicants and the other parties there should be no order as to costs to the intent that each party should pay its own costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - Judgments and orders - application to vary pursuant to r 36.16 - whether appropriate case - interlocutory judgment after full hearing - whether misapprehension by Court of fact or law Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Alexander v Perpetual Trustees (2004) 216 CLR 109 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300 R v Nitin Geri (No. 2) [2001] NSWCCA 234 Trust Co. Fiduciary Services Ltd v Hassarati (No. 3) [2012] NSWSC 979 Twenty First Australia Inc v Shade (Unreported - Young J, Supreme Court of NSW - 31 July 1998) Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (1982) 149 CLR 672 Woodcroft v DPP [2000] NSWCA 128 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Scott & Ascher on Trusts, 5th Ed (2006) Aspen Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Trust Company Fiduciary Services Ltd (formerly known as Permanent Trustee Company Ltd) (First Plaintiff) Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Alvera Hassarati (First Defendant) Lily Hassarati (Second Defendant) Royal Guardian Mortgage Corporation Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Anthony Tomazin (Fourth Defendant) CKM (Mortgages) Ltd (Fifth Defendant) John Maait (Cross-Defendant) Joseph Capogreco (Cross-Defendant) Joseph Kotowicz (Cross-Defendant) Simon Konstantinidis (Cross-Defendant) National Australia Bank Ltd (Cross-Defendant) George and Josephine Hassarati (Applicants) Representation: E Birkett (Plaintiffs) P Cutler (Alvera Hassarati) No appearance (Lily Hassarati) A Cook (Royal Guardian Mortgage Corporation Pty Ltd and Anthony Tomazin) P Barham (CKM (Mortgages) Ltd) K Kumar (Joseph Kotowicz and Simon Konstantinidis) B Connery (Joseph Capogreco) L Williams (John Maait) C Palmer (National Australia Bank) B Zipser (George and Josephine Hassarati) Gadens Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Garry Pickering (Alvera Hassarati) In person (Lily Hassarati) Bransgroves Lawyers (Royal Guardian Mortgage Corporation Pty Ltd and Anthony Tomazin) Gibson Howlin Lawyers (CKM (Mortgages) Ltd) HML Ebsworth Lawyers (Joseph Kotowicz and Simon Konstantinidis) Connery Partners (Joseph Capogreco) Middletons (John Maait) Tricia Andres (National Australia Bank) Pericaud Zraika (George and Josephine Hassarati) File Number(s): 2009/295712