Statewide Secured Investments Pty Ltd v Pearsall,; Statewide Secured Investments Pty Ltd v Frog Swamp Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 680

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Statewide Secured Investments Pty Ltd v Pearsall,; Statewide Secured Investments Pty Ltd v Frog Swamp Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 680 Hearing dates: 18 September 2014 Date of orders: 12 June 2015 Decision date: 12 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1)Further Amended Notice of Motion dated 15 September 2014 in each proceeding be dismissed. (2)Defendants to pay the costs of the plaintiff of each Notice of Motion Catchwords: PROCEDURE – civil – judgments and orders – application to set aside default judgments – defendant made deliberate decision not to defend claim – no satisfactory explanation to justify failure to file defence – setting aside judgments would not further overriding purpose of the Civil Procedure Act – proposed cross-claim – ordinary time to file cross-claim passed – whether extension of time should be granted to file cross-claim – no satisfactory explanation for delay – defendants entitled to commence cross-claim as new proceedings – not in interests of justice to extend time to file cross-claim Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Adams v Kennick Trading (Int) Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 503 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Bluescope Steel Ltd [2012] NSWCA 240 Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27; (2009) 293 CLR 175 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2008] NSWCA 243 Bi v Mourad [2010] NSWCA 17 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Goater [2014] NSWSC 652 Dai v Zhu [2013] NSWCA 412 Dunwoodie v Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd [2014] NSWCA 24 Halpin v Lumley General Insurance Ltd [2009] NSWCA 372; (2010) 78 NSWLR 265 Hans Pet Constructions Pty Ltd v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 J P Morgan Trust Australia Ltd v Bridge [2013] NSWSC 668 Perpetual Ltd v Kelso [2008] NSWSC 906 Reinehr Industrial Lease and Finance Pty Ltd v Jordan (Court of Appeal, unrep, 4 June 1974) Richards v Cornford (No.3) [2010] NSWCA 134 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Energy Australia; Re Banham [1999] NSWCA 89 Worldwide Corporation Ltd v GPT Ltd [1998] EWCA Civ 1894 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Statewide Secured Investments Pty Ltd (P) Brent Robert Pearsall (D1) Frog Swamp Pty Ltd (D2) Representation: Counsel: R A Jedrzejczyk (P) J E Richards (D) (both matters)