Jorgensen (as trustee for Jorgensen Family Trust) v Grancroft Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1723

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jorgensen (as trustee for Jorgensen Family Trust) v Grancroft Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1723 Hearing dates: 12 November 2015 Date of orders: 12 November 2015 Decision date: 12 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Brereton J Decision: Plaintiff's notice of motion dismissed. Proceedings transferred to Supreme Court of Queensland. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – dismissal or stay of proceedings – abuse of process – pendency of parallel proceedings in Supreme Court of Queensland – transfer of proceedings – (NSW) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 – where proceedings have no connection to New South Wales – where Queensland is natural forum – whether weight to be given to plaintiff's choice of forum – ability of Supreme Court of Queensland to deal with proceedings – whether transfer of proceedings will waste what has been done in New South Wales proceedings. Legislation Cited: (NSW) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987, s 5(2) Cases Cited: BHP Billiton Ltd v Schultz [2004] HCA 61; (2004) 211 ALR 523 CSR Ltd v Cigna Insurance Australia Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 345 Henry v Henry [1995] HCA 64; (1996) 185 CLR 571 In the Matter of Treadtel International Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 104 McHenry v Lewis [1882] 22 Ch D 397 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Alan Jorgensen as trustee for the Jorgensen Family Trust (first plaintiff) Patricia Jorgensen (second plaintiff) Grancroft Pty Ltd (ACN 010 578 828) (first defendant) Brian Jorgensen (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Jorgensen (in person) (plaintiffs) J Whitaker w M O'Connor (defendants)