Rich v Westpac Banking Corporation [2014] NSWCA 136

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rich v Westpac Banking Corporation [2014] NSWCA 136 Hearing dates: 18 March 2014 Decision date: 06 May 2014 Before: Ward JA at [1]; Emmett JA at [82]; Gleeson JA at [100] Decision: 1. Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: APPEAL - general principles - interference with discretion of court below - interlocutory orders - joinder and addition of parties - whether applicant had established arguable defence to proceedings brought by plaintiff APPEAL - practice and procedure - general principles - admission of fresh evidence - whether evidence could have been obtained for use at first instance APPEAL - practice and procedure - when appeal lies by leave of court - interlocutory orders and judgments Legislation Cited: Australian Securities & Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Contracts Review Act 1980 Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc [1981] HCA 39; (1981) 148 CLR 170 Adams v Bank of New South Wales [1984] 1 NSWLR 285 Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Bathurst City Council v PWC Properties Pty Limited [1998] HCA 59; (1998) 195 CLR 566 Be Financial Pty Ltd v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Bibby Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd v Sharma [2014] NSWCA 37 Coroneo v Australian Provincial Assurance Association Ltd (1935) 35 SR (NSW) 391 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; (1949) 78 CLR 62 Disctronics Ltd v Edmonds [2002] VSC 454 Dobbs v The National Bank of Australasia Ltd [1935] HCA 49; (1935) 53 CLR 643 Draper v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2006] FCAFC 157; (2006) 156 FCR 53; (2006) 236 ALR 499 Estoril Investments Pty Limited v Westpac Banking Corporation (1993) 6 BPR 13,146 Fisher v Fisher (No. 2) [1986] FLC 91-767 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Giumelli v Giumelli [1999] HCA 10; (1999) 196 CLR 101 Hammond v JP Morgan Trust Australia Ltd (2012) NSWCA 295 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd [2010] HCA 19; (2010) 241 CLR 1 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Muschinski v Dodds [1985] HCA 78; (1985) 160 CLR 583 Oayda v Mercantile Mutual Life Insurance Co Ltd (Family Court of Australia, Rourke J, 1 December 1995, unrep) Parianos v Melluish [1999] FCA 684; 93 FCR 191 Parsons v McBain [2001] FCA 376; (2001) 109 FCR 120 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Gulf Import and Export Co [2008] VSC 162 Perpetual Trustees Victoria Limited v Cipri [2008] NSWSC 1128 Perpetual Trustees Victoria Limited v Van den Heuvel [2009] NSWSC 57 Re Chemaisse; Federal Commissioner of Taxation (Intervener) [1990] FLC 92-133 Re Osborn [1989] FCA 494; (1989) 25 FCR 547 Secretary, Department of Social Security v Agnew [2000] FCA 59; (2000) 96 FCR 357 Smith v Elders Rural Finance Ltd (1995) Aust Contract R 90-054 Stephenson Nominees Pty Ltd v Official Receiver (1987) 16 FCR 536 Sui Mei Huen v Official Receiver [2008] FCAFC 117; (2008) 248 ALR 1 University of Wollongong v Metwally (No 2) [1985] HCA 28; (1985) 60 ALR 68 Victoria University of Technology v Wilson [2004] VSC 33 Warragamba Winery Pty Ltd v State of NSW [2010] NSWCA 174 Westpoint Finance Pty Ltd v Chocolate Factory Apartments Ltd [2002] NSWCA 287 Texts Cited: E L G Tyler, P W Young and C E Croft, Fisher and Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, (3rd Aust ed 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kim Louise Rich (Appellant) Westpac Banking Corporation (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: W J Dixon (solicitor) (Appellant) A R Zahra (Respondent) Solicitors: Hassett Dixon (Appellant) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2013/385918 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Citation: [2013] NSWSC 1759 Date of Decision: 2013-12-02 00:00:00 Before: Bellew J File Number(s): SC 2013/154060