Westpac Banking Corporation v Billgate Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1447

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Westpac Banking Corporation v Billgate Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1447 Hearing dates: 22 November 2012 Decision date: 29 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application for summary judgment dismissed Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - summary judgment - whether real question to be tried Legislation Cited: Practice Note SC Eq 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Bathurst City Council v PWC Properties Pty Ltd [1998] HCA 59; (1998) 195 CLR 566 Cosmos E-C Commerce Pty Ltd v Bidwell & Associates Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 81 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; (1949) 78 CLR 62 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd [1983] HCA 25; (1983) 154 CLR 87 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Giumelli v Giumelli [1999] HCA 10; (1999) 196 CLR 101 Muschinski v Dodds [1985] HCA 78; (1985) 160 CLR 583 Theseus Exploration NL v Foyster [1972] HCA 41; (1972) 126 CLR 507 Webster v Lampard [1993] HCA 57; (1993) 177 CLR 598 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Westpac Banking Corporation (plaintiff) Billgate Pty Ltd (first defendant) 101A Darling Point Road Pty Ltd (second defendant) William John Jamieson (third defendant) Jennifer Robyn Jamieson (fourth defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Simpkins SC (plaintiff) A P Coleman SC with R A Parsons (first to third defendants) D L Williams SC with J Little (fourth defendant) Solicitors: Gadens Lawyers (plaintiff) Ian Congdon (first to third defendant) CLS Legal (fourth defendant) File Number(s): SC 2012/312312 Publication restriction: Nil