Ryan v The Council of the City of Sydney [2018] NSWSC 265

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ryan v The Council of the City of Sydney [2018] NSWSC 265 Hearing dates: 5 March 2018 Date of orders: 09 March 2018 Decision date: 09 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Summons filed 9 January 2018 is dismissed. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the Council's costs on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: APPEALS – appeal from summary judgment entered against plaintiff in the Small Claims Division of the Local Court – self‑represented litigant

CIVIL PROCEDURE – application by defendant to dismiss or strike out Summons pursuant to UCPR rule 13.4 – no reasonable cause of action disclosed – absence of jurisdiction – Summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Commonwealth Constitution Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) Judiciary Act 1903 Local Court Act 2007 Local Government Act 1993 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 ANZ Banking Group Ltd v Evans [2016] NSWSC 1742 Barton v Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12 Burton v Shire of Bairnsdale [1908] HCA 57; (1908) 7 CLR 76 Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; (1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Gillies v Eastlake [2014] NSWSC 611 Hopkins v Governor General of Australia [2013] NSWSC 1068 Mahaffy v Mahaffy [2013] NSWSC 245 Malouf v Malouf [2006] NSWCA 83; (2006) 65 NSWLR 449 Rahman v Dubs [2012] NSWSC 1065 Reisner v Bratt & Anor [2004] NSWCA 22 Singh v Owners – Strata Plan 1173 [2012] NSWSC 519 Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Union Steamship Company of Australia Pty Ltd v King [1988] HCA 55; (1998) 166 CLR 1 Young v Hones [2013] NSWSC 580 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gregory John Ryan (P) The Council of the City of Sydney (D) Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiff/Respondent) C Moschoudis (Defendant/Applicant)