Riva NSW Pty Limited v Key Nominees Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1952

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Riva NSW Pty Limited v Key Nominees Pty Limited [2013] NSWSC 1952 Hearing dates: 6 December 2013 Decision date: 20 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Young AJ Decision: Statement of Claim struck out. To be repleaded by 4 March 2014. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Strike-out application - Statement of claim includes definitions section with pleadings of fact - Embarrassment.

RES JUDICATA - Want of prosecution - second suit for same claim - Where first suit brought by plaintiff dismissed for want of prosecution - Whether res judicata where no hearing on the merits - Whether abuse of process. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Andresakis & Skouteris v Alexus Holdings Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 294; (2006) 68 NSWLR 507 (CA) AON Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; (2009) 239 CLR 175 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 Birkett v James [1978] AC 297 Clark v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 673; (2006) 66 NSWLR 640 Day v Rogers [2011] NSWCA 124 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69 (1964) 112 CLR 125 Jeffery Katauskas Pty Ltd v SST Consulting Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 43; (2009) 239 CLR 75 Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 367; (2010) 180 LGERA 1 Sali v SPC Ltd [1993] HCA 47; (1993) 116 ALR 625 Texts Cited: K R Handley, Spencer Bower Turner and Handley The Doctrine of Res Judicata (Butterworths, 4th edn 2009) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Riva (NSW) Pty Limited (First Plaintiff) Angelo Ferella and Gustava Ferella (Second Plaintiff) Agusta Pty Limited (Third Plaintiff) Key Nominees Pty Limited (First Defendant) Chris Stomo (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A E Maroya/R Raffell (Plaintiffs) R A Parsons (First defendant) Solicitors: Bray Jackson & Co (First defendant) Moray & Agnew (Second defendant) File Number(s): 2012/173688 Publication restriction: Nil