Pate v Bayly [2013] NSWSC 1465

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pate v Bayly [2013] NSWSC 1465 Hearing dates: 10/09/2013 Decision date: 09 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that: (1) Leave is granted to Mr Bayly to file and serve the amended defence and the further amended cross claim within 14 days. (2) Costs of the motions are reserved. Catchwords: PROCEDURE Res judicata - issue estoppel - Anshun estoppel - whether defendants are estopped from filing proposed amended defence and proposed further amended cross claim - whether defendants' pleading should be struck out - whether summary judgment should be entered Legislation Cited: Credit (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2010 (Qld) Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) Land Titles Act 1994 (Qld) National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) Property Law Act 1974 (Qld) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Addenbrooke Pty Ltd v Duncan (No 2) [2013] FCA 820 Bayblu Holdings Pty Ltd v Capital Finance Australia Limited [2011] NSWCA 39 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Boles v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 66 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 57 FCR 287 Champerslife Pty Ltd v Manojlovski (2010) 75 NSWLR 245 Kuligowski v Metrobus (2004) 220 CLR 363 Kuppers v New South Wales Fire Brigades [2005] NSWSC 193 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Murphy v Abi-Saab (1995) 37 NSWLR 280 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Port Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589 Zavodnyik v Alex Constructions Pty Ltd (2005) 67 NSWLR 457 Texts Cited: Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, ELG Tyler & Ors, Australian Edition (Butterworths, 1995) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Ronald George Pate (First Plaintiff / First Cross Defendant) Bella Devsam (Second Plaintiff / Second Cross Defendant) Thomas Emmanuel Rehn (Third Plaintiff / Third Cross Defendant) Andrew Arnold Lucas (Fourth Plaintiff / Fourth Cross Defendant) Ellangee Pty Ltd (Fifth Plaintiff / Fifth Cross Defendant) PKT Springbook Pty Ltd (Sixth Plaintiff / Sixth Cross Defendant) John Edward McDonald (Seventh Plaintiff / Seventh Cross Defendant) Carol May McDonald (Eighth Plaintiff / Eighth Cross Defendant) Paul Boyd Skinner (Ninth Cross Defendant) Michael Brickell (Tenth Cross Defendant) AusWise Finance Pty Ltd (Eleventh Cross Defendant) Lantern Finance Pty Ltd (Twelfth Cross Defendant) Gail Maree Allison (Thirteenth Cross Defendant) Pathway Legal Pty Ltd (Fourteenth Cross Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Fitzsimmons (Plaintiffs/1st to 8th Cross Defendants) C Freeman (First Defendant/Cross Claimant) D McLure (12th Cross Defendant) Solicitors: Stacks/The Law Firm (Plaintiffs/1st to 8th Cross Defendants) P Boyd-Skinner (9th & 11th Cross Defendants in person) M Brickell (10th Cross Defendant in person) File Number(s): 2012/52956