Dominic Iacullo and Lillian Iacullo v Luigi Iacullo & Ors [2013] NSWSC 1517

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dominic Iacullo and Lillian Iacullo v Luigi Iacullo & Ors [2013] NSWSC 1517 Hearing dates: 4-6 September 2013; further written submissions 17 and 23 September 2013 Decision date: 18 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Judgment that referee's report should be adopted in full by the Court and specified paragraphs should be struck out of amended cross-claim. Leave declined to file further amended cross-claim in present form. Parties to be heard as to directions which should be made so the matter can be set down for hearing. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - referral to referee - where matters in respect of transactions, assets and liabilities of five trusts were referred to a referee pursuant to r 20.14 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) - whether referee's report giving an account of transactions, assets and liabilities of relevant trusts should be adopted. PROCEDURE - application for leave to file further amended cross-claim - strike-out application in respect of amended cross-claim - whether pleadings state with sufficient clarity the case that must be met - whether pleadings have a tendency to cause embarrassment in the proceedings. PROCEDURE - judgments and orders - application to stay other proceedings. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2004 (NSW) ss 56, 56(1), 58(1), 58(2) - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 237 - Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 47(1) - Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 75B - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 14, 14.28, 20.13, 20.14, 20.24 Cases Cited: - Alexander v Perpetual Trustees WA Ltd [2004] HCA 7; (2004) 216 CLR 109 - Banque Commerciale SA v Akhil Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 - Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd v CPC Energy Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 228 - BestCare Foods v Origin Energy [2012] NSWSC 574 - Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1302 - Chocolate Factory Apartments Ltd v West Point Finance Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 784 - Commonwealth v Davis Samuel Pty Ltd (No 7) [2013] ACTSC 146 - Corbett Court Pty Ltd v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1163 - Dare v Pulham [1982] HCA 70; (1982) 148 CLR 658 - Downer Connect Pty Ltd v McConnell Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 77 - Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89 - Fitzwood Pty Ltd v Unique Goal Pty Ltd (in liq) [2001] FCA 1628; (2001) 188 ALR 566 - Fortescue Metals Group Ltd v Australian Securities & Investments Commission [2012] HCA 39; (2012) 291 ALR 399; (2012) 91 ACSR 128 - Gunns Ltd v Marr [2005] VSC 251 - Iacullo v Iacullo (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 274 - Illawarra Hotel Company Pty Ltd v Walton Construction Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 6 - Kirby v Sanderson Motors Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 44; (2001) 54 NSWLR 135 - Leawell Pty Ltd as trustee for the Garton Smith Trust, Re Watershed Premium Wines Ltd v Watershed Premium Wines Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 1145; (2009) 180 FCR 392 - Levy v Bablis [2007] NSWSC 565 - Lewis v Condon; Condon v Lewis [2013] NSWCA 204 - Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 266 - McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 - McLean v Burns Philp Trustee Co Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 623 - New South Wales v Bovis Lend Lease Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1045 - P&V Industries Pty Ltd v Porto [2006] VSC 131; (2006) 14 VR 1 - Ramage v Waclaw (1988) 12 NSWLR 84 - Sangain Pty Ltd v Italform Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 74 - Seven Sydney v Fuji Xerox [2004] NSWSC 902 - Shelton v National Roads & Motorists Assn Ltd [2004] FCA 1393; (2004) 51 ACSR 278 - Taylor v Lederman & Ors [2013] VSC 99 - Three Rivers DC v Governor and Company of the Bank of England (No 3) [2001] 2 All ER 513 - Westpac Banking Corporation v Bell Group Ltd (in liq) (No 3) (2012) 270 FLR 1 - Young v Hones [2013] NSWSC 580 - Young Investments Group Pty Ltd v Mann [2012] FCAFC 107; (2012) 91 ACSR 89 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Dominic Iacullo (Second Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Lillian Iacullo (Third Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) Luigi Iacullo (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Badminton Investments Pty Ltd (Second Cross-Defendant) IMS Developments Pty Ltd (Third Cross-Defendant) Homeline Constructions Pty Ltd (Fourth Cross-Defendant) Michael Murr (Fifth Cross-Defendant) Pacificon Pty Ltd (Sixth Cross-Defendant) MMAI Pty Ltd (Seventh Cross-Defendant) Glad Con Pty Ltd (Eighth Cross-Defendant) Representation: D. A. Smallbone (Defendants/First and Second Cross-Claimants) L. Iacullo (in person) (Plaintiff/First and Second Cross-Defendants) F. G. Lever SC (Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Cross-Defendants) Allsop Glover (Defendants/Cross-Claimants) L. Iacullo (in person) (Plaintiffs/First and Second Cross-Defendants) Carroll & O'Dea (Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Cross-Defendants) File Number(s): 07/257623