The Owners - Strata Plan No. 2187 v Astoria Asset Management Ltd [2011] NSWDC 259

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners - Strata Plan No. 2187 v Astoria Asset Management Ltd [2011] NSWDC 259 Hearing dates: 15 and 16 June 2011 Decision date: 14 October 2011 Before: E Olsson SC DCJ Decision: 1.The defendant must succeed on ground (1) of its Amended Notice of Motion filed on 16 June 2011. 2.The parties will be heard on the form of orders to be made and on costs. Catchwords: Owners of Strata Plan authority to initiate legal proceedings - whether ratification possible Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2005 (now repealed) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Herbert Smith and Co [1969] 1 CH 93 Danish Mercantile Co v Beaumont [1950] D 659 Firth v Staines [1897] 2 QB 70 Landsal Pty Ltd (in liq) v REI Building Society (now Co-Op Building Society of South Australia) (1993) 113 ALR 643 Omega Estates Pty Ltd v Ganke [1964] WN 80 Owners of Strata Plan 46528 & Hall [2009] NSWSC 278 Re Nick Manias: Ex parte Edsill Pty Ltd (1986) 15 FCA 86 Seiwa Pty Ltd v Owners Strata Plan 35042 [2006] NSWSC 1157 The Owners Strata Plan No. 57725 v 95 York Street Pty Limited and Tandew Pty Limited and Strata Partners Pty Limited (8 December 2006) NSWDC Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: THE OWNERS - STRATA PLAN NO 2187 (Plaintiff) ASTORIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD (ACN 095 618 394) (Defendant) Representation: Mr P Barham (Plaintiff) Mr L Gor (Defendant) Grace Lawyers (Plaintiff) JS Mueller & Co (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/100048