Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 42

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 42 Hearing dates: 9 December 2015 Decision date: 15 March 2016 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; Simpson JA at [59]; Emmett AJA at [60]. Decision: (1) Dismiss the applicants' notices of motion dated 27 July 2015 and 3 December 2015.

(2) Applicants to pay the respondent's costs of the motions. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – UCPR r 36.15 – application to set aside judgment – whether judgment given irregularly, illegally or against good faith – application to re-open decision dismissing application for leave to appeal – whether the Court misapprehended facts or law

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – UCPR rr 7.1 and 7.2 – whether corporate plaintiff may commence or carry on proceedings in Supreme Court by a director who is not also a plaintiff in the proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 3, 14 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 21 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) r 8(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 7.1, 7.2, 7.14, 36.15, 36.16, 36.17, 42.1 Cases Cited: Autodesk Inc v Dyason [No 2] [1993] HCA 6; 176 CLR 300 Connectland Pty Ltd v Porthaven Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 616 DB Mahaffy & Associates Pty Ltd v Mahaffy [2011] NSWSC 673 In the Matter of DB Mahaffy & Associates Pty Limited [2012] NSWSC 776 JSBG Developments Pty Ltd v Kozlowski [2009] NSWSC 1128; 75 NSWLR 745 May v Christodoulou [2011] NSWCA 75; 80 NSWLR 462 Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd v Heperu Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 387; 78 NSWLR 190 Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Ltd v City of Sydney (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 240 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd as the trustee for Alexander Superannuation Fund v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 266 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 383 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1708 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 4) [2011] NSWCA 324; 81 NSWLR 771 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council [No 2] [2010] NSWCA 321 Waterhouse v Independent Commission Against Corruption (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 362 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd (First Applicant) James Tydeman (Second Applicant) Tibra Capital Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Klooster (Respondent)