Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd t/a Genworth [2015] NSWSC 1357

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd t/a Genworth [2015] NSWSC 1357 Hearing dates: 11 September 2015 Date of orders: 18 September 2015 Decision date: 18 September 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Leave not granted to the Plaintiff to file his proposed Amended Statement of Claim. Plaintiff's Statement of Claim struck out. Plaintiff ordered to pay Defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application to strike out statement of claim – application to oppose filing of amended statement of claim – whether pleadings disclosed any cause of action – duty of care not to cause pure economic loss – duty of care not to negligently inflict nervous shock – whether potential plaintiff may owe duties to potential defendant and associated entities not to commence proceedings negligently – defamation – requirement to plead allegedly defamatory imputation – requirement to give particulars of identification of the plaintiff. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 13.41A, 14.28(1)(a) and (b) Cases Cited: Beach Club Port Douglas P/L v Page (2005) 1 Qd R 307 Business Computers International Ltd v Registrar of Companies [1988] Ch 229 Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Cabassi v Vila (1940) 64 CLR 130 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1 Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd v Hodder Rook & Associates Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1043 Hodder Rook & Associates Pty Ltd v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 279 Jain v Trent Stategic Health Authority [2009] 1 AC 853 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1 Laferla v Birdon Sands Pty Ltd (2005) Aust Tort Reports 81-876 Moorabool Shire Council v Taitapanui (2006) 14 VR 55 Perre v Apand Pty Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 180 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Plaintiff: Madura Perera Defendant: Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd trading as Genworth Representation: Counsel: Defendant: E. Holmes