Drake v Wood Marshall Williams Solicitors [2015] NSWSC 1091

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Drake v Wood Marshall Williams Solicitors [2015] NSWSC 1091 Hearing dates: 10 June 2015, 29 July 2015 Date of orders: 06 August 2015 Decision date: 06 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The amended statement of claim filed 30 March 2015 is dismissed. (2) The proceedings are dismissed. (3) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings on an ordinary basis as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE - application for summary dismissal – whether the right to bring proceedings divested from the trustee upon discharge from bankruptcy Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Badman v Drake [2008] NSWSC 1366 Bott v Carter [2012] NSWCA 89 Daemar v Industrial Commission of NSW (No 2) (1990) 22 NSWLR 178 Ersh v The Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Burwood and District Saint Nectarios Limited [2015] NSWSC 331 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Kovarfi v BMT & Associates Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 100 McDonald v Grech; Bank of WA v McDonald [2012] NSWSC 717 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Simmons v Protective Commissioner of NSW [2012] NSWSC 455 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Windsurf Holdings Pty Ltd v Leonard; Carlson v Leonard; Wyvill v Leonard [2009] NSWCA 6 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Lawrence Drake (First Plaintiff) Judith Drake (Second Plaintiff) Neale Marshall (First Defendant) Charles Parisi (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I Griscti (First and Second Defendants)