Rose v Premier of Queensland Department, (Hon. Campbell Newman, Premier) (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1421

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rose v Premier of Queensland Department, (Hon. Campbell Newman, Premier) (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1421 Hearing dates: 23 September 2013 Decision date: 23 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: 1. The proceedings in respect of each defendant are dismissed. 2. The plaintiffs are to pay the costs of those defendants who have filed an appearance. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - unrepresented plaintiffs - notice of motion to strike out statement of claim - incomprehensible pleadings do not disclose cause of action - no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Rose v Premier of Queensland Department, (Hon. Campbell Newman, Premier) and ors [2013] NSWSC 1363 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Janice Rose (First Plaintiff) Kathleen Guthrie (Second Plaintiff) Premier of Queensland Department, (Hon. Campbell Newman, Premier (First Defendant) and 39 others Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiffs) N Gouliaditis (2nd & 36th Defendants) R Iaconis (19th Defendant) R Pillay (20th Defendant) E Gair (30th Defendant) E Austin-Woods (32nd Defendant) A Langshaw (33rd Defendant) I Bennett (24th & 34th Defendants) Solicitors: Australian Government Solicitor (2nd & 36th Defendants) Dibbs Barker (19th & 30th Defendants) Australian Business Lawyers (32nd Defendant) Maddocks (33rd Defendant) Sparke Helmore (24th & 34th Defendants) File Number(s): 2013/231445