Liddy v Bazley [2012] NSWCA 426

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Liddy v Bazley [2012] NSWCA 426 Hearing dates: 10 December 2012 Decision date: 10 December 2012 Before: Ward JA Decision: Application for stay granted on certain conditions as set out at [26]. [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: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for stay of judgment pending appeal - insured appellants - reasonably arguable grounds of appeal - respondent not impecunious - sufficient risk of difficulty in recovering judgment debt if appeal successful - stay ordered on certain conditions so as to be fair to all parties Cases Cited: Adeels Palace Pty Limited v Moubarak [2009] NSWCA 130 Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation Limited (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Bale & Anor v Mills (unreported, NSWCA, Handley AJA, 13 September 2010) Cooper v Cooper (1976) 2 ChD 493 Firth v Sutton [2010] NSWCA 90 Merry v Nickalls (1873) LR 8 Ch App 206 Woolworths Ltd v Strong (No 2) [2011] 80 NSWLR 445 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: James Gervase Liddy, Stephen Gerard Cahill, Raymond John McClenahan and Ivan Anthony Simic (Appellants) Michael Laurence Bazley (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Climpson (Appellants) J Cairn (Respondent) Solicitors: Yeldham Price O'Brien Lusk (Appellants) Herbert Weller, Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 12/361667 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-11-09 00:00:00 Before: Williams DCJ File Number(s): 10/071921