Goater v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWCA 265

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Goater v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWCA 265 Hearing dates: 4 August 2014 Decision date: 15 August 2014 Before: Ward JA at [1] Decision: 1.The application by Mr and Mrs Goater for an injunction to restrain the sale of the properties is dismissed with costs. 2.Direct the parties to liaise with the Registrar for the listing, on an expedited basis, of the application for leave to appeal (and, if appropriate, the concurrent hearing of the appeal). 3.Direct the respondent to notify the applicants by writing 7 days in advance of any listing of one or both of the properties for auction or before it proposes to enter into any contract for the sale of one or both of the properties by private treaty. 4.Liberty to the parties to apply for a variation of order 3 on reasonable notice to Ward JA's associate. [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: PROCEDURE - interlocutory injunctions - application for interlocutory injunction pending hearing of application for leave to appeal and if granted appeal - injunction sought to restrain the sale of property by mortgagee in possession - whether mortgagor must pay into court the sum owing under the mortgage - whether an exception to the "general rule" applies - whether the mortgagor must provide the usual undertaking as to damages Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allfox Building Pty Ltd v Bank of Melbourne Ltd (1992) NSW Conv R 55-634 Andrews v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 184 Balanced Securities Ltd v Oberlechner [2007] NSWSC 80 Bayblu Holdings Pty Ltd v Capital Finance Australia Limited [2011] NSWCA 39 Commodity Ocean Transport Corporation v Basford Unicorn Industries Ltd [1987] 2 Lloyd's Rep 197 Cunningham v Olliver 1994 FCA 1004 De Boer v Williams [2004] NSWSC 351 Eltran Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [1988] FCA 712; (1988) 32 FCR 195 Harvey v McWatters (1948) 49 SR NSW 173 and 177 Inglis v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia [1972] 126 CLR 161 J P Morgan Trust Australia Ltd v Bridge [2013] NSWSC 668 Kerridge v Foley (1968) 70 SR (NSW) 251 Main v Haskin (1889) 10 ALT 276 Milton Park Country Club Pty Ltd v Yasuda Trust Australia Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Bryson J, 8 March 1991, unrep) Perpetual Ltd v Kelso [2008] NSWSC 906 Re DPR Futures Ltd [1989] 1 WLR 778 Secure Funding v Webster [2008] NSWSC 443 Select Personnel Pty Ltd v Morgan & Banks Pty Ltd (1988) 12 IPR 167 Southern Tableland Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd (in liq) v Schomberg (1986) 11 ACLR 337 Spooner v Spooner (1954) 73 WN (NSW) 353 Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Schulman (No 4) (2013) NSWSC 1728 United Starr-Bowkett Co-operative Building Society (No 11) Ltd v Clyne (1967) 68 SR (NSW) 331 Whittington v Hards (1851) 20 LJQB 406 Texts Cited: R P Meagher, J D Heydon, M J Leeming, Meagher Gummow and Lehane's Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (4th ed 2002, LexisNexis Butterworths) E L G Tyler, P W Young, C E Croft, Fisher and Lightwood's Law of Mortgage (3rd Aust ed 2013, LexisNexis Butterworths) Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW (LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Shirley Goater (First Applicant) Terrence Goater (Second Applicant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Casselden (Respondent) Solicitors: Australegal (Applicants) Gadens Lawyers Sydney Pty Limited (Respondent) File Number(s): 2014/00182391 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Citation: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Goater [2014] NSWSC 652 Date of Decision: 2014-05-22 00:00:00 Before: Davies J File Number(s): 2012/00332699