In the matter of The Spanish Club Limited [2015] NSWSC 661

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of The Spanish Club Limited [2015] NSWSC 661 Hearing dates: 1 May 2015 Decision date: 29 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Applications for summary dismissal and strike-out are dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE — Application for summary dismissal and strike-out of defendant's claim for restitution – Where defendant invalidly appointed as administrator of a club by reason of s 41 of the Registered Clubs Act 1976 (NSW) – Whether defendant's claim for remuneration on a quantum meruit basis should be summarily dismissed or struck out – scope of estoppel arising from findings within single proceeding. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 22 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 128, 129, 129(1), 436A, 437A, 447A, 447E(1), 449E, 449E(2), 1282, 1322(4) - Companies Code s 170(1) - Registered Clubs Act 1976 (NSW) pt 4, s 41

- Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999 (NSW) r 9.2 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: - Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 - Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd [1999] HCA 9; (1999) 198 CLR 334 - Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 - Boissevain v Weil [1950] AC 327 - Clancy v Santoro [1999] 3 VR 783 - Correa and The Spanish Club Ltd (Subject To Deed of Company Arrangement) v Kenneth Michael Whittingham (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 526 - Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Darkinjung Pty Ltd (in liq) [2010] NSWCA 351 - Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton [2012] HCA 7; (2012) 246 CLR 498 - Fidelitas Shipping Co Ltd v V/O Exportchleb [1966] 1 QB 630 - Landsal Pty Ltd (in liq) v REI Building Society (1993) 41 FCR 421 - Monks v Poynice Pty Ltd (1987) 8 NSWLR 662 - O'Toole v Charles David Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 232 Pavey and Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1986) 162 CLR 221 - Polish Club Ltd v Gnych [2014] NSWCA 321 - Progressive Pod Properties Pty Ltd v A&M Green Investments Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 225 - Quarante Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan No 67212 [2008] NSWCA 258 - Ren v Jiang [2014] NSWCA 388; (2014) 104 ACSR 149 - Rover International Ltd v Cannon Film Sales Ltd [1987] BCLC 540 - Shaw v New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 - Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 - State of Norway's Application (No 2) [1990] AC 723 - Story v Advance Bank Australia Ltd (1993) 31 NSWLR 722; (1993) 10 ACSR 699 - The Dominion Insurance Company of Australia Ltd (subject to scheme of arrangement) [2013] NSWSC 898 Texts Cited: - K R Handley, Spencer Bower and Handley: The Doctrine of Res Judicata, (4th ed 2009, LexisNexis) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Dolores Correa (First Plaintiff) The Spanish Club Limited (Second Plaintiff) Kenneth Michael Whittingham (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Walker SC/V R Gray/M J Stevens (Plaintiffs) M Ashhurst SC/G Ng (Defendant)