Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 390

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 390 Hearing dates: 14 November 2012 Decision date: 30 November 2012 Before: Basten JA; Campbell JA; Macfarlan JA Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) Anthony George Bakarich to pay the costs of the appeal, including the costs of the proceedings before Bryson AJ on referral. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - Court of Appeal - practice and procedure - constitution of court - most issues decided in principle by 2007 decision of Court of Appeal, but orders not then made, and some questions remitted for inquiry and report - only one member of original Court of Appeal bench available after answering of remitted questions by court below - power to reconstitute - s 45AA Supreme Court Act not sufficient - importance that original court hears all aspects of matter to conclusion - consideration not as acute for appellate courts - only final orders to be decided - appropriate to reconstitute new bench

APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - Court of Appeal - practice and procedure - powers of Court of Appeal - power to set aside own order and re-open appeal - grounds argued not different in substance to grounds argued in earlier application to re-open original appeal - abuse of process Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 Corporations Act 2001 Judicature Act 1873 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Algama v Minister for Immigration (2001) 115 FCR 253 Attorney General (Cth) v Finch (No 2) (1984) 155 CLR 107 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Forge [2007] NSWSC 1489 Bagshaw v Scott [2005] FCA 104 Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2004] NSWSC 283 Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2007] NSWCA 169 Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] NSWCA 43 Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] NSWCA 130 Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] NSWCA 314 Berowra Holdings Pty Ltd v Gordon [2006] HCA 32; (2006) 225 CLR 364 Bird v Colonial Sparkplug Pty Ltd (1942) 66 CLR 43 Bolton v Bolton [1949] 2 All ER 908 Brennan v Brennan (1953) 89 CLR 129 C v Registrar, Court of Appeal [1995] NSWCA 67 Cameron v Cole (1944) 68 CLR 571 Chua Chee Chor v Chua Kim Yong [1962] 1 WLR 1464 Coleshill v Manchester Corporation [1928] 1 KB 776 Collins v The Queen (1975) 133 CLR 120 Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447 Cotogno v Lamb (No 2) [1985] 3 NSWLR 221 Ex parte Zietsch; re Craig (1944) 44 SR (NSW) 360 HMS Vanity (1946) 79 LlLR 594 Kable v State of NSW [2012] NSWCA 243 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 Mary Patricia Bakarich v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2011] NSWSC 1559 Munday v Munday [1954] 2 All ER 667 North Ganalanja Aboriginal Corporation v Queensland (1996) 185 CLR 595 Orr v Holmes (1948) 76 CLR 632 R v Lewis (1988) 165 CLR 12 R v Pepper [1921] 3 KB 167 R v Southwark Crown Court [1993] 1 WLR 764 Re British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Co's Application (1929) 45 TLR 186 Re Macks; Ex parte Saint [2000] HCA 62; 204 CLR 158 Smartec Capital Pty Ltd v Centro Properties Ltd [2011] NSWSC 495 Smartec Capital Pty Ltd v Centro (CPL) Ltd [2011] NSWSC 644 The Hopemount (1943) 75 LlLR 94 Wentworth v Rogers (No 3) (1986) 6 NSWLR 642 Witham v Holloway (1995) 183 CLR 525 Whittle v Whittle [1939] 1 All ER 374 Wyman v Paterson [1900] AC 271 Texts Cited: Archer, The Queens Courts, 2nd ed (1963) Penguin Books Sir Anthony Mason, "The Use and Abuse of Precedent" (1988) 4 Australian Bar Review 93 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Anthony George Bakarich as Executor of the estate of the late Mary Patricia Bakarich (First Appellant) Anthony George Bakarich as Representative of the estate of the late Allan John Bakarich (Second Appellant) Anthony George Bakarich (Third Appellant) Vitlern Pty Limited (Fourth Appellant) A Bakarich Industries Pty Limited (Fifth Appellant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Bakarich, in person (Appellants) DFC Thomas (Respondent) Solicitors: A Bakarich, in person, (Appellants) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Charles Tilley), (Respondent) File Number(s): 2005/270113 Decision under appeal Citation: Allan John Bakarich and Anthony George Bakarich as Executors of the Estate of the late Mary Patricia Bakarich & Ors v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2004] NSWSC 283 Date of Decision: 2004-04-20 00:00:00 Before: Nicholas J