Vintage Marine Art Pty Ltd v Robert Craig Henderson [2015] NSWSC 1439

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vintage Marine Art Pty Ltd v Robert Craig Henderson [2015] NSWSC 1439 Hearing dates: 31 August 2015 Date of orders: 08 October 2015 Decision date: 08 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The plaintiff is to provide security for the defendants' costs of the plaintiff's claim in the amount of $10,000 pursuant to UCPR 42.21.

(2) Pursuant to order 1 above, the plaintiff is to provide security within 28 days by paying that sum into Court or by such other means as the parties agree or, in default of such agreement, as the Registrar may so order, any such order to be sought by application by the plaintiff to the Registrar on three days' notice until the security is provided.

(3) The proceedings be stayed pending the provision of security in accordance with orders 1 and 2 above. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – security for costs – jurisdictional threshold – discretionary matters – whether the claim is bona fide and has reasonable prospects of success – whether the plaintiff's financial position was caused by the defendants' actions – stultification – whether delay in commencing proceedings has caused prejudice – quantum Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Trademarks Act 1995 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 19) (1995) 134 ALR 187 April Fine Paper Macao Commercial Offshore Limited v Moore Business Systems Australia Limited (2009) 75 NSWLR 619; [2009] NSWSC 867 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1992) 10 ACLC 525; (1992) 7 ACSR 203 Bell Wholesale Co Limited v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 52 ALR 176; (1984) 2 FCR 1 Brundza v Robbie & Co (No 2) [1952] HCA 49; (1952) 88 CLR 171 Dae Boong International Co Pty Ltd v Gray [2009] NSWSC 11 Equity Access Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1989) ATPR 40-972 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Limited (2004) 208 ALR 564; [2004] NSWSC 664 Fitzpatrick v Waterstreet (1995) 18 ACSR 694 Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Ltd [2001] NSWSC 744 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 13 ACLC 437; (1995) 56 FCR 189 Linden Gardens Trust Ltd v Lenesta Sludge Disposals Ltd [1994] 1 AC 85; [1993] 3 All ER 417 Min Kyu Kim v Byung Sun (Eric) Song [2012] NSWSC 103 Narradine Pty Ltd v Mascot Steel & Tools Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 385 Newtimber (Operations) Pty Ltd v Tarong Energy Corporation Ltd [2011] FCA 123 Odyssey Financial Management Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2012] NSWCA 113 Prynew Pty Ltd v Nemeth [2010] NSWCA 94 Royal Guardian Management Pty Ltd v Nguyen [2015] NSWCA 148 Sharjade v Darwinia Estate Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 708 Whyked Pty Limited v Yahoo Australia and New Zealand Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 1236 Yandil Holdings Pty Ltd v Insurance Co of North America (1985) 3 ACLC 542 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Vintage Marine Art Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Robert Craig Henderson (First Defendant) Douglas Cremer (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Condon SC (Plaintiff) C Alexander (First & Second Defendants)