Steven Murabito t/as Propertylink Group v Abourjaily [2017] NSWSC 941

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Steven Murabito t/as Propertylink Group v Abourjaily [2017] NSWSC 941 Hearing dates: 12 July 2017 Date of orders: 18 July 2017 Decision date: 18 July 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The appeal is dismissed.

(2) The decision of her Honour Magistrate Keogh dated 24 November 2016 is affirmed.

(3) The summons dated 22 December 2016 is dismissed.

(4) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendants' costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Local Court appeal – leave to file a further amended defence – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 57 58, 66 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2007] HCA 27 Corporate Affairs Commission v Solomon [1989] NSWCA, unreported 1 November 1989 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Reisner v Bratt [2004] NSWCA 22 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Titan v Babic (1994) 126 ALR 455 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Steven Murabito t/as Propertylink Group (First Plaintiff) Steven Murabito (Second Plaintiff) Adel Abourjaily (First Defendant) Emilia Haddad-Abourjaily (Second Defendant) Giovanni Enzo Boggio Alania (Third Defendant) Fiona Jane Boggio Alania (Fourth Defendant) Patricia Ikonomou (Fifth Defendant) Mohsen Raoufi (Sixth Defendant) Graham Robert Benjamin (Seventh Defendant) Christine Margaret Anne Benjamin (Eighth Defendant) Peter Garret Holt (Ninth Defendant) Cassandra Kemmie O'Neill (Tenth Defendant) David Michael Timewell (Eleventh Defendant) Claire Tracy Timewell (Twelfth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: H J Wheeldon (Plaintiffs)