Hughes v Fong [2016] NSWSC 1451

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hughes v Fong [2016] NSWSC 1451 Hearing dates: 10 October 2016 Date of orders: 13 October 2016 Decision date: 13 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) The second defendant's application to strike out the statement of claim as having been filed contrary to rule 6.19 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (2005) is dismissed; (2) Direct the parties to otherwise bring in short minutes of order giving effect to my reasons and for the future management of the proceedings; (3) I will hear counsel as to costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – adequacy of pleadings – multiple plaintiffs – whether joinder of 17 plaintiffs on the same statement of claim complies with the UPCR – where all parties in agreement that claims should travel together Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 157 Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, s 90 High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), O.16, r 1 Practice Note SC Gen 17 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 6.1, 14.28 Cases Cited: ASIC v Sommerville [2008] NSWSC 788 Belcastro v Gabriel Nakhl & Ors [2014] NSWSC 1305 Berowra Holdings Limited v Gordon (2006) 225 CLR 364; [2006] HCA 32 Bishop v Bridgelands Securities (1990) 25 FCR 311 Carter v Commissioner of Taxation (2001) 109 FCR 215 Cheque One Pty Ltd v Cheque Exchange (Australia) Pty Ltd (in liq) [2002] FCA 593 Dean-Willcocks v Air Transit International Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 64; [2002] NSWSC 525 Lloyd v Great Western Dairies Company [1907] 2 KB 727 Kirby v Sanderson Motors Pty Ltd (2001) 54 NSWLR 135; [2002] NSWCA 44 Marino v Esanda Ltd [1986] VR 735 McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 O'Grady v North Queensland Co. Limited (1990) 169 CLR 356; [1990] HCA 16 Payne v Young (1980) 145 CLR 609; [1980] HCA 54 Workers' Compensation Board of Queensland v Technical Products Pty Ltd (1988) 165 CLR 642; [1988] HCA 49 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mark Hughes & 16 Ors (Plaintiff) Richard Michael Fong (First Defendant) Maguy Bernadette Nakhl (Second Defendant) Representation: I E Davidson SC with D Habashy (Plaintiff) T L Hollo (First Defendant); C Colquhoun (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2016/00029923