National Australia Bank Ltd v Zerafa [2013] NSWSC 1515

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: National Australia Bank Ltd v Zerafa [2013] NSWSC 1515 Hearing dates: 17 October 2013 Decision date: 23 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: (1) Dismiss the Plaintiff's Notice of Motion filed 30 August 2013. (2) The Plaintiff is to pay the Defendants' costs of the Motion. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - summary judgment - bank loan and mortgage - default by reason of provision of incorrect information to bank - whether incorrect information provided by agent of borrower - forgery alleged - forgery supported by handwriting expert - factual and credibility issues - summary judgment refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Contracts Review Act 1980 Cases Cited: Bank Fur Gemeinwirtschaft AG v City of London Garages Ltd [1971] 1 WLR 149; [1971] 1 All ER 541 Daleport Pty Ltd v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2012] NSWCA 402 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Griffin v Matthews [2012] NSWCA 348 Sidebottom v Cureton (1937) 54 WN (NSW) 88 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: National Australia Bank Ltd (Plaintiff) Joseph Angelo Zerafa (First Defendant) Reign Ridge Estate Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Lewis (Plaintiff) P Nagle (Defendants) Solicitors: DibbsBarker Lawyers (Plaintiff) Leigh Johnson Lawyers (Defendants) File Number(s): 2011/293177