Rossiter v Core Mining Limited [2015] NSWSC 360

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rossiter v Core Mining Limited [2015] NSWSC 360 Hearing dates: 31 March 2015 Date of orders: 31 March 2015 Decision date: 31 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph 48 Catchwords: JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT – application for summary judgment by the plaintiff – no appearance by defendants – first defendant a foreign company – matters to be considered when granting leave to proceed – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (NSW) 11.4(1) Legislation Cited: Business Companies Act 2004 (BVI), s 215(1)(b) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 73, 90, 98(1), 98(4)(c), 100,101 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 364(1) Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth), ss 16, 17, Sch 1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 6.10(1)(b), 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 13.1, 19.1, 36.1, 36.7, Sch 6 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; 201 CLR 552 Akai Pty Ltd v People's Insurance Co Ltd (1996) 188 CLR 418 Batchelor v Burke (1981) 148 CLR 448 Brown Boveri (Australia) Pty Ltd v Baltic Shipping Co. (1989) 15 NSWLR 448 Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 158 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; 112 CLR 125 Hamod v The State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Illawarra Hotel Company Pty Ltd v Walton Construction Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 211; 84 NSWLR 436 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd v BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 27; 85 NSWLR 1 Swiss Bank Corporation v State of NSW (1993) 33 NSWLR 63 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wayne Rossiter (Plaintiff) Core Mining Limited (First Defendant) Core Mining Pty Limited ACN 107 690 415 (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Muir (Plaintiff) No appearance (First and Second Defendants)