Adicho v Dankeith Homes Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 125

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adicho v Dankeith Homes Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 125 Hearing dates: 14 February 2013 Decision date: 20 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Macready AsJ Decision: (1) I order that the proceedings be dismissed and order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings. (2) I order that the plaintiff may not bring fresh proceedings to claim the same relief as is claimed in these proceedings. (3) I reserve to the defendant the right to make application that the orders for costs payable by the plaintiff be paid by the solicitors for the plaintiff. (4) Liberty to apply. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - summary dismissal - whether issue estoppel due to proceedings in District Court - whether Anshun estoppel principle applies for failure to run current claim as cross-claim in original proceedings - whether unreasonable not to have applied for leave to transfer to Supreme Court - whether proceedings frivolous and vexatious Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Lord Cairns' Act 1858 Supreme Court Act 1970 Cases Cited: Adicho v Dankeith Homes Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 316 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 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun [1981] HCA 45; (1981) 147 CLR 589 R & J Lyons Family Settlement Pty Ltd v 155 Macquarie Street Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 232 Rahme v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1991] NSWCA 230 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 The Millstream Pty Ltd v Schultz [1980] 1 NSWLR 547 Triantafilidis v National Australia Bank Ltd (1995) VConvR 54-536 Texts Cited: Handley, K R, "Res Judicata: General Principles and Recent Developments" (1999) 19 Australian Bar Review 214 Spencer Bower and Handley, Res Judicata, 4th ed (2009) Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Adicho (Plaintiff) Dankeith Homes Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R K Newton (Plaintiff) D Murr SC & Ms M Fraser(Defendant) Solicitors: Edmond Khoury Solicitors (Plaintiff) Noel Bracks & Company (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/321233