Riva NSW Pty Ltd CAN 113 881 815 v Key Nominees Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 301

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Riva NSW Pty Ltd CAN 113 881 815 v Key Nominees Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 301 Hearing dates: 6 December 2013; 4 March 2014 Decision date: 21 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Young AJA Decision: The orders made on 4 March 2013 are affirmed. The proceedings against the first defendant are dismissed. The plaintiffs to pay the first defendant's costs. Catchwords: PLEADINGS - strike out application - previous defects not cured - document generally defective

ABUSE OF PROCESS - threshold for abuse of process Legislation Cited: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Monte v Mirror Newspapers Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 663 Adams v Bank of New South Wales [1984] 1 NSWLR 285 C2C Developments Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2012) 16 BPR 31 Project Research Pty Ltd v Permanent Trustee of Australia Ltd (1990) 5 BPR 11 Cyclone Proprietary Ltd v Stewarts and Lloyds Ltd (1916) 16 SR (NSW) 629 Lamerand v Lamerand (No 2) NSWR 248 Lamerand v Lamerand (No 3) [1962] NSWR 1233 American Flag Manufacturers Co Inc v Rheen (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 2) [1965] NSWR 193 Texts Cited: Tyler, T; Young, P; Croft, C, Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, (3rd ed 2014, Butterworths)

John P Hamilton, J; Lindsay, G, Morahan, M, NSW Civil Procedure Handbook 2013, (2013, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Riva NSW Pty Ltd CAN 113 881 815 (plaintiffs) Key Nominees Pty Ltd (first defendant) Chris Stomo (second defendant) Representation: Mr AE Maroya (plaintiffs) Mr RA Parsons (first defendant) Ms PA Horvath (second defendant) Beau Jackson (first defendant) Moray & Agnew (second defendant) File Number(s): 2012/173688 Publication restriction: Nil