Stanizzo v Badarne [2014] NSWSC 1334

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stanizzo v Badarne [2014] NSWSC 1334 Hearing dates: 3, 9 and 18 September 2014 Decision date: 19 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Rein J Decision: See [76] Catchwords: EQUITY - Application for leave to file an Amended Statement of Claim - Application for extension of caveat - Whether the previous summary dismissal of claims constitutes a hearing on the merits on the causes of action governed by a deed - Whether the application constitutes an abuse of process - Application under s 140 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 to transfer proceedings between District Court and Supreme Court Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: AON Risk Services v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 ASL Developments Ltd v Sargent [1973] 1 NSWLR 481 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2006] NSWSC 826 Bank of Western Australia v Tannous No 4 [2013] NSWSC 182 Bridie v Messina (1965) 66 SR (NSW) 446 Brimaud v Honeysett Instant Print Pty Ltd 214 ALR 44 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Demagogue Pty Ltd v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Jane Mary Sakovits [2010] NSWSC 1322 Electra Private Equity Partners v KDMF [2001] BCLC 589 Ferella v Otvosi (2006) 63 NSWLR 523 Firth v Centrelink [2002] 55 NSWLR 451 Hargraves Security Investments Ltd v Michael Slaven as Trustee of Bankrupt Estate of Roslyn Edwina Waller [2013] NSWSC 673 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Macatangay v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 272 Martin v Abbott Australia Pty Ltd [1981] 2 NSWLR 430 Miller & Associates Insurance Broking Pty Ltd v BMW Australia Finance Ltd Share [2010] HCA 31 Newmont Pty Ltd v Laverton Nickel NL [No 2] [1981] 1 NSWLR 221 Noor Al Houda Islamic College Pty Limited v Bankstown Airport Limited [2005] NSWSC 20 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia (2013) BPR 31,705; [2013] NSWCA 71 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun (1981) 147 CLR 35 Sam Management Services (Aust) Pty Ltd v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2009] NSWSC 702 Sea Culture International v Scales (1991) 32 FCR 275 Stanizzo v Badarne [2014] NSWSC 689 Stokes v McCourt [2013] NSWSC 1014 Tawil v Public Trustee of NSW [2009] NSWSC 256 Turner v Lab Fox International (1974) 131 CLR 660 United Australia Limited v Barclays Bank Limited [1941] AC 1 Welker v Rinehart (No 6) [2012] NSWSC 160 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Texts Cited: Meagher, Gummow & Lehane, Equity Doctrines & Remedies, 4th Ed (2002) Spencer, Bower and Handley Res Judicata 4th Ed (2009) Young, O'Leary & Hogan Supreme Court Civil Procedure in New South Wales, 2nd Ed (1987) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vincent Francis Stanizzo (Plaintiff) Muhammad Badarne (First Defendant) Good Legal Lawyers (Second Defendant) Abdul Charmand (Third Defendant) Nasser Aouad (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Rollinson (Plaintiff) D Pritchard SC/M Krochmalik (Defendants) Solicitors: Justice Lawyers (Plaintiff) Good Legal Lawyers (Defendants) File Number(s): 2013/291210 2014/142204