Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Bechara (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 721

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Bechara (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 721 Hearing dates: 22/05/2014 Decision date: 10 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The cross claimant's notice of motion filed 6 December 2013 is dismissed. (2) The cross claimant is to pay the cross defendant's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - whether to grant leave to file further amended cross claim - time already expired - delay in seeking leave to file further amended cross claim Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 59 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 14, 55 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 1.12, 14.28, 19.3 Cases Cited: Agricultural & Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Kirk [2011] NSWCA 67 Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) [2009] NSWCA 104 Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Bechara [2013] NSWSC 1125 Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571 Cohen v Cohen (1929) 42 CLR 91 Cohen v McWilliam (1995) 38 NSWLR 476 Comcare v A'Heran (1993) 45 FCR 441 Crayford Freight Services Ltd v Coral Seatel Navigation Co (1998) 82 FCR 328 El Ali v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1988) 15 NSWLR 303 FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Southern Cross Exploration NL (1988) 165 CLR 268 Franklin House Ltd v ANI Corporation Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW) Windeyer J, 7 November 1994, unrep) Keevers v O'Neill [1977] 1 NSWLR 587 Outboard Marine Australia Pty Ltd v Byrnes [1974] 1 NSWLR 27 Paino v Hofbauer (1988) 13 NSWLR 193 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589 Schafer v Blyth [1920] 3 KB 140 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Energy Australia; Re Banham [1999] NSWCA 89; (1999) 17 NSWCCR 720 Tocher v Gordon [2005] NSWCA 135 Toll (FGCT) Pty Limited v Alphapharm Pty Limited [2004] HCA 52; (2004) 219 CLR 165 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Weston in Capacity as Special Purpose Liquidator of One.Tel Ltd (in liquidation) v Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd [2012] NSWCA 79 Texts Cited: J W Carter, Elisabeth Peden and G J Tolhurst's Contract Law in Australia (5th ed 2007, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Plaintiff) Athanassia Bechara (also known as Athanassia Bouras) (First Defendant/Cross Defendant) Cameel Anthony Bechara (Second Defendant/Cross Claimant) Representation: Counsel: M R Lawson (First Defendant/Cross Defendant) N J Owen (Second Defendant/Cross Claimant) Solicitors: Watkins Tapsell (First Defendant/Cross Defendant) Demir Legal (Second Defendant/Cross Claimant) File Number(s): 2013/102125 Publication restriction: Nil