Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd v Ross Goodridge [2014] NSWLC 20

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd v Ross Goodridge [2014] NSWLC 20 Hearing dates: 4 December 2014 Decision date: 10 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Assessor Olischlager Decision: Notice of motion granted. 1. Default judgment entered on 26 November 2012, set aside pursuant to r 36.16 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) 2. Statement of claim dismissed pursuant to r 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) 3. Respondent to pay costs of $348 within 28 days Catchwords: NOTICE OF MOTION - setting aside default judgment - bankruptcy - claim under Cheques Act 1986 (Cth) - vesting of property in trustee WORDS AND PHRASES - "income" - s 139L of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), Pt VI, Div 4B, ss 5, 58, 60(4), 139J, 139L, 139M Cheques Act 1986 (Cth), s 71, 76 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), Pt 6, s 58 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.28, 36.15, 36.16 Cases Cited: Dimitrovski v Australian Executor Trustees Ltd [2013] NSWSC 337 Adams v Kennick Trading (Intl) Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 503 Dai v Zhu [2013] NSWCA 412 Minister of State for the Army v Dalziel (1944) 68 CLR 261 Georgiadis v Australian & Overseas Telecommunications Corporation [1994] HCA 6; 179 CLR 297 Mannigel v Hewlett Phelps [1991] NSWCA 186 Re Gillies; Ex parte Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gillies [1993] FCA 289; 42 FCR 571 Re Sharpe; Ex parte Donnelly [1998] FCA 6; (1998) 80 FCR 536 Barwick v Goodridge [2011] NSWSC 1233 Geia v Palm Island Aboriginal Council [1999] QCA 389; [2001] 1 Qd R 245 Re Evans; Ex parte Sweeney v Evans (1995) 61 FCR 556 Lockwood v Vince [2007] FCA 1946; 166 FCR 305 Anthanasopoulos v Moseley [2001] NSWCA 266; 52 NSWLR 262 Murdaca v Pizzinga [2013] NSWSC 396 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (Applicant/Defendant) Ross Goodridge (Respondent/Plaintiff) Representation: Mr Hogan (Applicant/Defendant) R Goodridge (Respondent/Plaintiff) File Number(s): 2012/00190495 Publication restriction: Nil