Sharpe v W.H. Bailey & Sons (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1887

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sharpe v W.H. Bailey & Sons (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1887 Hearing dates: 16 December 2013 Decision date: 16 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal be refused. (2) Plaintiff's summons dismissed. (3) Order the Plaintiff to pay the Defendant's costs on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: LOCAL COURT APPEAL - Farm Debt Mediation Act - entry of orders - futility of appeal where other creditor has filed creditor's petition under Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) - whether enforcement action. Legislation Cited: - Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) - Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 - Local Court Act 2007 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: - Sayed v Deng [2012] NSWSC 851 - Sharpe v W H Bailey and Sons Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 913 - Sharpe v Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd [2013] NSWCA 288 - Sharpe v Heywood [2013] FCCA 1788 - Sharpe v Heywood [2013] NSWCA 192 - Waller v Hargraves Secured Investments Limited [2012] HCA 4; 245 CLR 311 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David George Sharpe (Plaintiff) W.H. Bailey & Sons Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiff) R. Mulquiney (Sol) (Defendant) Solicitors: In person (Plaintiff) Hargraves Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/172370