Secure Funding Pty Limited v Stark Secure Funding Pty Limited v Conway [2013] NSWSC 1257

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Secure Funding Pty Limited v Stark Secure Funding Pty Limited v Conway [2013] NSWSC 1257 Hearing dates: 23 August 2013 Decision date: 05 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Application for stay dismissed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - judgments and orders - order sought for proceedings or execution of judgment for possession to be stayed pending determination of other proceedings - whether the requirements of justice demand a stay - whether any prejudice to the respondent arising out of the grant of a stay - whether other proceedings would be stultified by declining a stay. Legislation Cited: - Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s 12CB - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 67, 135 - Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ss 21, 22 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 9 - Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) s 135 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 28.5, 36.16 Cases Cited: - Bayblu Holdings Pty Ltd v Capital Finance Australia Ltd [2011] NSWCA 39; (2011) 279 ALR 166 - CMG Equity Investments Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2008] FCA 455; (2008) 65 ACSR 650 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Susan Hannaford Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1094 - GE Personal Finance Pty Ltd v Smith [2006] NSWSC 889 - Inglis v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia (1972) 126 CLR 161 - Jazabas Pty Ltd v Haddad (2007) 65 ACSR 276 - Parist Holdings Pty Ltd v Perpetual Nominees Ltd [2006] NSWSC 599 - Re London Celluloid Company (1888) 39 Ch D 190 - Re Staway Pty Ltd (in liq) (recs and mgrs apptd) [2013] NSWSC 819 - Re Webuildem Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 708 - Ruthol Pty Ltd v Tricon (Australia) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 443; (2005) 12 BPR 23,923 - Serobian v Commonwealth Bank [2009] NSWCA 350 - Tringali v Stewardson Stubbs & Collett Pty Limited [1966] 1 NSWR 354 - Westpac Banking Corporation v Corry [2011] NSWSC 1014 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: 2012/266739 Secure Funding Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Jennifer Gloria Stark (First Defendant) John Charles Stark (Second Defendant) 2013/62391 Secure Funding Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Rex Anthony Conway (Defendant)- Representation: Counsel: R.M. Foreman (Plaintiffs) J.E. Lazarus (Defendants) Solicitors: Arnold Bloch Leibler (Plaintiffs) Brock Partners (Defendants) File Number(s): 2012/266739 2013/62391