Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Mahaffy (No. 2) [2012] NSWDC 236

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Mahaffy (No. 2) [2012] NSWDC 236 Hearing dates: 30 November 2012 Decision date: 14 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: Upon the defendants' undertaking to the court to proceed expeditiously with any appeal from the orders of Judicial Registrar Smith, the court orders: (1) Pursuant to s 135(2)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005, upon the terms set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 the court orders that the judgment given in favour of the plaintiff be stayed until 4pm Friday 14 December 2012. (2) The defendants' notice of motion filed on 5 November 2012 is dismissed. (3) The defendants pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the notice of motion. (4) The court dispenses with the need for a notice of motion in relation to the application for a stay of the judgment and with any requirement for notice. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application to set aside summary judgment and dismissal of cross-claim by Judicial Registrar - jurisdiction of District Court - UCPR Pt 36 r 36.15 and 36.16 - application dismissed with costs Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 127 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 36.2, 36.15 and 36.16 Cases Cited: Ahmed v John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 6 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 AT v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 337 Bar-Mordecai v Attorney-General (NSW); Bar-Mordecai v State of NSW [2012] NSWCA 207 Bastian v Travel Air International Pty Ltd [2011] NSWLC 33 Brereton v Higgins [2004] NSWCA 48 Brittingham v Williams [1932] VLR 237 Cranbrook v Stanley [2002] NSWCA 290 Dillon v Boland; Dillon v Cush [2012] NSWCA 364 DJL v Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226 Fuller v Toms [2012] FCAFC 155 Hoskins v Van Den-Braak (1998) 43 NSWLR 290 Housing Commission of NSW v Tatmar Pastoral Co (1983) 3 NSWLR 378 Miltonbrook Pty Ltd v Westbury Holdings Kiama Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 38 Mothership Music Pty Ltd v Flo Rida (aka Tramar Dillard) [2012] NSWCA 344 National Parks and Wildlife Service v Pierson [2002] NSWCA 273; (2002) 55 NSWLR 315 Public Service Board of NSW v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 R v Ireland (197) 126 CLR 321 Rosing v Shemesh [1960] VR 173 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Zakaria v Dr Noyce [2012] NSWSC 981 Texts Cited: - Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd First Defendant/Cross-Claimant: David Bruce Mahaffy Second Defendant/Cross-Claimant: D B Mahaffy & Associates Pty Ltd Representation: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant: Mr C D Wood Defendants/Cross-Claimant: Mr D B Mahaffy (in person) Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant: Minter Ellison Defendants/Cross-Claimant: Mr D B Mahaffy (in person) Amicus Curiae: Mr G Jauncey File Number(s): 2011/298755 Publication restriction: None