Antares v Yang [2017] NSWSC 1619

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Antares v Yang [2017] NSWSC 1619 Hearing dates: 14 November 2017 Date of orders: 14 November 2017 Decision date: 14 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hamill J (as Duty Judge) Decision: (1) The notice of motion is dismissed. (2) The plaintiffs are to pay the costs of and incidental to the notice of motion. (3) The matter is listed before the registrar on Tuesday, 21 November 2017 for directions. Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – summary judgment – whether failure of defendant to put on evidence on notice of motion fatal – whether defendant can rely on verified pleadings – where plaintiffs advanced money under loan agreement – where repayment fell due and money not repaid – where defendant relies on cross-claim asserted deceptive and misleading conduct – whether failure to assert set off in cross-claim fatal Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investment Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256 Boscolo v Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal [2014] NSWSC 997 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v ZYX Leaning Centres [2014] NSWSC 1676 Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioner (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 General Steel v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 HP Mercantile v Dierickx [2013] NSWCA 479 Jensen v the State of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 682 Shaw v New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Sing v Varinder Kaur (1985) 61 ALR 720 Westpac Banking Corportion v Kekatos [2014] NSWSC 1802 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Antares Global Pty Ltd (Applicant 1/First Plaintiff) Swealt Pty Ltd (Applicant 2/Second Plaintiff) Jin Heung Yang (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: