National Bank Australia Limited v Viziteu [2017] NSWSC 1125

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: National Bank Australia Limited v Viziteu [2017] NSWSC 1125 Hearing dates: 24 August 2017 Date of orders: 24 August 2017 Decision date: 24 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: The plaintiff's application for an extension of time for service of the statement of claim is refused. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – originating process – validity for service – extension of time – originating process served when stale – default judgment obtained – application to extend time for service - whether judgment entered irregularly – whether extension of time for service could be obtained without setting aside judgment – application refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arnold v Forsythe [2012] NSWCA 18 Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) [2009] NSWCA 104 Berger Investments Group Limited v Coccoon Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 1015 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Kingston Bake Pty Ltd (Rothman J, 11 February 2016, Unrep) FAI General Insurance Co Limited v Southern Cross Exploration NL (1988) 165 CLR 268 Judd v Warwick [2007] NSWDC 299 Zakaria v Dr Noyce [2012] NSWSC 981 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: National Australia Bank Limited (Plaintiff) Vasile Viziteu (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: I Mir (Plaintiff) No appearance (Defendant)