Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Evans; Evans v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1742

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Evans; Evans v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1742 Hearing dates: 21 September 2016 Date of orders: 09 December 2016 Decision date: 09 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: See [164] for Orders Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – civil – Notice of Motion seeking the striking out of pleadings – where pleadings allege that the issuing of promissory notes was sufficient to discharge a debt – whether pleadings disclose a reasonable cause of action – whether pleadings are embarrassing – whether pleadings are an abuse of process

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – civil – Notice of Motion seeking summary dismissal of proceedings – where proceedings claim damages for breach of contract on the basis of the issuing of promissory notes – whether proceedings are frivolous or vexatious – whether there is a reasonable cause of action – whether the proceedings are an abuse of process

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Notice to Attorneys General – s 78B Judiciary Act 1903 – whether the notice discloses a matter arising out of the Constitution or concerning its interpretation Legislation Cited: Australian Securities Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Bills of Exchange Act 1909 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 Contracts Review Act 1980 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) National Credit Code Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v C G Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1151; (1999) 95 FCR 292 Avetmiss Easy Pty Ltd v Australian Skills Qualification Authority [2014] FCA 507 Banque Commerciale SA v Akhil Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 Croco v Commonwealth of Australia [2011] FCAFC 25 Dare v Pulham [1982] HCA 70; (1982)148 CLR 658 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioner [1949] HCA 1; (1949) 78 CLR 62 Fielding and Platt Ltd v Najjar [1969] 2 All ER 150 Glennan v Commissioner of Taxation [2003] HCA 31; (2003) 198 ALR 250 Green v Jones [1979] 2 NSWLR 812 Gunns Ltd v Meagher [2005] VSC 251 Kirby v Sanderson Motors Pty Ltd (2001) 54 NSWLR 135 McGuirk v The University of NSW [2009] NSWSC 1424 Northam v Favelle Favco Holdings Pty Ltd (Bryson J, 7 March 1995, unreported) Potier v State of NSW [2014] NSWCA 359 Rahman v Dubs [2012] NSWSC 1065 Re Finlayson; Ex Parte Finlayson (1997) 72 ALJR 73 Shelton v National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd [2004] FCA 1393 Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Young v Hones [2013] NSWSC 580 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: In proceedings 2016/7453: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (P/X-D1) Anthony Evans (D1/X-C1) Juana Evans (D2/X-C2) Shane Elliot (X-D2) Craig Martin (X-D3) Sarina Ropollo (X-D4) Kemp Strang (X-D5)