Sanchez v National Australia Bank Limited [2013] NSWSC 84

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sanchez v National Australia Bank Limited [2013] NSWSC 84 Hearing dates: 1 February 2013 Decision date: 19 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Macready AsJ Decision: (1) Proceedings dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - application for dismissal - conduct giving rise to Anshun estoppel - whether conduct unreasonable - whether proceedings abuse of process Legislation Cited: Australian Securities Commission and Investment Act 2001 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Benchmark (Aust) Pty Ltd & Anor v National Australia Bank Limited [2012] NSWCA 130 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 57 FCR 287 Champerslife Pty Ltd v Manojlovski [2010] NSWCA 33; (2010) 75 NSWLR 245 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 67 ER 313 Johnson v Gore Wood & Co [2002] 2 AC 1 Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2009] NSWCA 434 National Australia Bank Limited v Benchmark (Aust) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1464 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun [1981] HCA 45; (1981) 147 CLR 589 Rahme v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1991] NSWCA 230 R&J Lyons Family Settlement Pty Ltd v 155 Macquarie Street Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 232 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Triantafilidis v National Australia Bank Ltd (1995) VConvR 54-536 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Angel Sanchez (Plaintiff) National Australia Bank Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Burchett (Plaintiff) J Stoljar SC and J Hynes (Defendant) Solicitors: File Number(s): 2012/270101