Kovarfi v BMT & Associates Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 100

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kovarfi v BMT & Associates Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 100 Hearing dates: 14 February 2014 Decision date: 14 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Prayers 5, 6 and 7 of the relief claimed in the statement of claim filed on 3 May 2013 are struck out without prejudice to any right of the third plaintiff to seek such relief by way of proceedings recommenced by summons. (2) The proceedings are otherwise dismissed under rule 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (3) The first and second plaintiffs are to pay the defendants' costs on the ordinary basis forthwith after they have been agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - civil - summary disposal - whether claim statute barred - whether right to bring the claim vested in the Official Bankruptcy Trustee Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 58, 116, 152 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Limitation Act 1961 (NSW) ss 52, 55 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 82 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Campbelltown City Council & Ors v McKay (1989) 15 NSWLR 501 Cox v Journeaux (No. 2) 52 CLR 713 Daemar v Industrial Commission of New South Wales (No 2) (1990) 22 NSWLR 178 Manningel v Hewlett Phelps [1991] NSWCA 186. Moss v Eaglestone [2011] NSWCA 404 Murdaca v Pizzinga [2013] NSWSC 396 Pegler v Dale [1975] 1 NSWLR 265 Poulton v Commonwealth (1953) 89 CLR 540 Samootin v Shea [2010] NSWCA 371 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Edith Kovarfi (First Plaintiff) Attila Kovarfi (Second Plaintiff) Sara Kovarfi (Third Plaintiff) Representation: Counsel: E Kovarfi (Plaintiff in person) J Williams (Defendants) Solicitors: Yeldham Price O'Brien Lusk (Defendants) File Number(s): 2013/137597