Joan Victoria Edwards v Frederick Alexander Adam [2016] NSWSC 1534

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Joan Victoria Edwards v Frederick Alexander Adam [2016] NSWSC 1534 Hearing dates: 30 September 2016 & 4 October 2016 Date of orders: 01 November 2016 Decision date: 01 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Grant leave to the plaintiff to discontinue the proceedings with no order as to costs. Catchwords: COSTS - Discontinuance – Summary Dismissal – plaintiff brings proceedings to recover loan monies and to enforce unregistered mortgage over land jointly held by the first and second defendants – plaintiff takes out caveat over land - first defendant becomes bankrupt – due to an oversight caveat lapses - plaintiff seeks to discontinue proceedings – second defendant seeks to strike out plaintiff's claim – whether each party should bear her own costs – whether plaintiff should pay the second defendant's costs. Legislation Cited: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 80A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 12.1, 13.4, 42.9 Cases Cited: Australian Securities Commission v Aust-Home Investments Limited (1993) 44 FCR 194 Botannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 Champion Homes Sales Pty Ltd v JKAM Investments Pty Ltd Hotray Pty Ltd v JKAM Investments Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 952 Fordyce v Fordham (2006) 67 NSWLR 497 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Li Qin [1997] HCA 6; 186 CLR 622 Leslie Peter Sole v Benjamin Nuele Akari [2007] NSWSC 1022 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Joan Victoria Edwards Second Defendant: Suzanne Joan Adam Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: H. Mann Second Defendant: D. Klineberg