Watiwat v Dixon [2017] NSWSC 360

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Watiwat v Dixon [2017] NSWSC 360 Hearing dates: 29 March 2017 Date of orders: 29 March 2017 Decision date: 07 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. The Amended Statement of Claim filed 10 February 2017 be struck out pursuant to r 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). 2. Plaintiff have leave to file a Further Amended Statement of Claim that complies with the rules in the UCPR as to pleading on or before 10 May 2017. 3. Order Plaintiff to pay Defendant's costs of the Amended Notice of Motion filed 9 February 2017. 4. Re-list the matter in the Equity Registrar's List for further directions on 11 May 2017. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleading – striking out – whether pleading discloses no reasonable cause of action, has a tendency to cause prejudice or embarrassment, or is otherwise an abuse of process –pleadings struck out with leave to replead Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law, ss 20, 21, 236, 224, 225 Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), ss 58, 73, 263A, 263B Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 14, 49, 174 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.28 Cases Cited: Arthur Young v Tieco International (1999) 182 LSJS 367 Banque Commerciale SA (in Liq) v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Beach Club Port Douglas Pty Ltd v Page [2005] QCA 475 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362; [1956] HCA 81 Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd [1936] 1 KB 697 Collier v Country Women's Association of New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 1631 Collier v Country Women's Association of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 22 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447; [1983] HCA 14 Eliezer v The Owners – Strata Plan No 51682 [2017] NSWSC 278 Gunns Ltd v Marr [2005] VSC 251 Ingot Equity Capital Markets Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Investments Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1136 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Market Ltd (2008) 73 NSWLR 653; [2008] NSWCA 206 Little v Law Institute of Victoria (No 3) [1990] VR 257 Northam v Favell Favco Holdings Pty Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW) 7 March 1995 unrep) Pinson v Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Ltd [1941] 2 KB 72 Shelton v National Roads and Motorist Association Ltd (2004) 51 ACSR 278; [2004] FCA 1393 Thorp v Holdsworth [1876] 3 Ch D 637 Willers v Joyce [2016] UKSC 43 Wilson, in the matter of Wilson v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] FCA 1251 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Bienvenido S Watiwat (Plaintiff) Steven Robert Dixon (First Defendant) Winie Leung (Second Defendant) Carlos Vincenzo (Third Defendant) Lion Finance Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff – self-represented R A Parsons (First, Second, Third and Fourth Defendants)