In the matter of The Spanish Club Limited [2015] NSWSC 1858

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of The Spanish Club Limited [2015] NSWSC 1858 Hearing dates: 4 November 2015 Decision date: 08 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: The Amended Interlocutory Process filed by the Plaintiffs be dismissed. The Plaintiffs to pay the Defendant's costs of and incidental to the application as agreed or as assessed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – remittal of matters ordered by Court of Appeal – whether claim for quantum meruit in respect of work done in conduct of proceedings was remitted to be determined at further hearing.

PROCEDURE – summary dismissal – where quantum meruit claim relating to work done by invalidly appointed administrator – whether claim such as to justify summary dismissal. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 3, 56, 98 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 443D, 443F - Registered Clubs Act 1976 (NSW) s 41 - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 23, 51(4) - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 2.1, 13.1, 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: - Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 - Cadorange Pty Ltd (in liq) v Tanga Holdings Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 26 - Commonwealth v McCormack [1984] HCA 57 at [4]; (1984) 155 CLR 273 - Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 - Director of Maritime New Zealand v Survey Nelson Ltd [2011] NZSC 61 - Knudsen v Kara Kar Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] NSWSC 943 - Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd [2008] HCA 27; (2008) 232 CLR 635 - Monks v Poynice Pty Ltd (1987) 8 NSWLR 662 - Provident Capital Ltd v Hazaran Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 825 - Ren v Jiang [2014] NSWCA 388; (2014) 104 ACSR 149 - San Souci Ltd v VRL Services Ltd [2012] UKPC 6 - Shaw v New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 - Woolworths Ltd v Strong (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 72; (2011) 80 NSWLR 445 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Dolores Correa (First Plaintiff) The Spanish Club Limited (Second Plaintiff) Kenneth Michael Whittingham (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: V R Gray/M J Stevens (Plaintiffs) G E S Ng (Defendant)