Swain v Balanced Securities Limited [2014] NSWSC 1550

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Swain v Balanced Securities Limited [2014] NSWSC 1550 Hearing dates: 4 November 2014 Decision date: 04 November 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Rein J Decision: Summons dismissed. Catchwords: EQUITY - Application to set aside consent orders - Application under 'the slip rule' 36.17 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 - Application under the inherent jurisdiction of the Court - Where there is no ambiguity in the consent orders - Where there is no clerical mistake, error arising from an accidental slip or omission identified - Rule 36.17 not applicable in the circumstances - Where there is no conduct to invalidate the plaintiff's agreement to the consent orders Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: 168 Wharf St v Amstar [2005] QCA 44 Commissioner of Taxes v British Australian Wool Realisation Association Ltd [1932] VLR 109 Commonwealth v McCormack (1984) 155 CLR 277 Deputy Commission of Taxation v Healy (2003) 52 ATR 330 Gould v Vaggelas (1995) 157 CLR 215 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 L Shaddock & Associates Pty Limited v Parramatta City Council (No 2) (1982) 151 CLR 590 Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Limited v J Aron Corporation and Goldman Sachs Group (2007) 70 NSWLR 411 R v Cripps; Ex parte Muldoon [1984] 1 QB 686 Stowe v Stowe (Supreme Court of Western Australia, Full Court, 15 September 1995 and 16 October 1995) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Rolf Swain (Plaintiff) Balanced Securities Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Auld (Plaintiff) M Gilbert (Defendant) Solicitors: Delaney Lawyers (Plaintiff) Thomson Geer (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/193493