Dimitrovski v Australian Executor Trustees Limited [2013] NSWSC 337

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dimitrovski v Australian Executor Trustees Limited [2013] NSWSC 337 Hearing dates: 4 April 2013 Decision date: 19 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [33] Catchwords: DEFAULT JUDGMENT - application to set aside judgment and order for possession - no irregularity pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rule 36.15 IRREGULARITY - meaning and scope - limited to process by which judgment entered - no irregularity simply because of the existence of arguable defence that was not raised FINALITY - judgment regularly obtained and entered - application to set aside refused because of principle of finality RES JUDICATA - confirmation of judgment for possession predicated on validity of mortgage, precludes challenge to validity of mortgage in separate proceedings CAPACITY - representative capacity of executors irrelevant to liability or regularity of judgment - not necessary that they be sued and named in their capacity as executors Legislation Cited: Powers of Attorney Act, 2003 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW Cases Cited: Angel v National Australia Bank [2001] FCA 1053 Accom Finance Pty Ltd v Mars Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 726 ASIC v Perpetual Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd [2000] FCA 1726; (1999) 30 ACSR 532 Australian Regional Credit Pty Ltd v Rukavina [2010] NSWSC 1466 Avery v Saree Holdings Ltd [2012] NSWSC 463 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 Greathead v Bromley (1798) 7 TR 455; 101 ER 1073 Kahlefeldt Securities Pty Ltd v Guraparan [2012] NSWSC 476 Kendall v Carnegie [2006] NSWCA 302; 68 NSWLR 193 Linprint Pty Ltd v Hexham Textiles Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 508 Morelend Finance Corporation (Vic) Pty Ltd v Levine (1990) VR 205 Permanent Custodians Limited v Ali [2008] NSWSC 1264 Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd v Heperu Pty Ltd [No 2] [2009] NSWCA 387 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshum [1981] HCA 45; (1981) 147 CLR 589 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: George Dimitrovski - plaintiff Australian Executor Trustees Limited - first defendant Kosta Dimitrovski - second defendant Representation: Counsel: G A Moore - for the plaintiff J Stoljar SC with S A Wells - for the first defendant P Wallis - for the second defendant Solicitors: Kreisson Legal - for the plaintiff Gadens Lawyers - for the first defendant No appearance - for the second defendant File Number(s): 2012/00280051 and 2011/00012370