Sharkey v Mayahi-Nissi (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 537

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sharkey v Mayahi-Nissi (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 537 Hearing dates: 4, 5 April 2016 Date of orders: 29 April 2016 Decision date: 29 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Amended notice of motion dismissed; Documents to be removed from file Catchwords: LEGAL PRACTITIONERS – Court's supervisory jurisdiction – Ex parte injunction in the nature of the writ of ne exeat colonia obtained by material misstatement – Whether counsel and solicitors should subsequently be restrained from acting

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Correspondence and submissions contain serious allegations of misconduct – Ultimately not pursued – Whether should be removed from Court file – UPCR Part 4 r 4.15 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Bayer AG v Winter [1986] 1 WLR 497; [1986] 1 AllER 733 Cardile v Led Builders Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 18; (1999) 198 CLR 380 Danieletto v Khera, NSWSC, unreported, Bryson J, 17 February 1995, BC9504240 Elliott v Elliott [1975] 1 NSWLR 148 Glover v Walters [1950] HCA 1; (1950) 80 CLR 72 Jackson v Sterling Industries Limited [1987] HCA 23; (1987) 162 CLR 613 Kallinicos v Hunt [2005] NSWSC 1181; (2005) 64 NSWLR 561 Millennium Federation Pty Ltd v Bigjig Pty Ltd [1998] QCA 432; [2000] 1 QdR 275 Sleiman v Afeich [2005] NSWSC 1063 Sharkey v Nissi [2015] NSWSC 1266 Sharkey v Mayahi-Nissi [2015] NSWSC 104 Sharkey v Mayahi-Nissi No 2 [2015] NSWSC 132 Talacko v Talacko (No 2) [2009] VSC 444; (2009) 25 VR 613 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christopher James Sharkey (Plaintiff/Applicant) John Richard Cox, Timothy John Eakin, Michael Leo Stafford, Cain Russell Sarah and Mark Geoffrey Doble trading as Eakin McCaffery Cox Lawyers (First Respondent) Jonathan Hyde (Second Respondent) Donya Mayahi-Nissi (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P.E. King (Plaintiff/Applicant) G. Curtin SC and Dr R.P. Austin (First Respondent) D.A. McLure SC and D.F. Villa (Second Respondent) T. Lynch SC (Defendant/Third Respondent)