Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited v Jaeger [2018] NSWDC 244

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited v Jaeger [2018] NSWDC 244 Hearing dates: 20 July 2018 Date of orders: 23 July 2018 Decision date: 23 July 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: The notice of motion is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE - judgment - setting aside - irregularly entered – jurisdiction – small equity jurisdiction of District Court – execution of a trust – transfer to Supreme Court – arising out of a commercial transaction – effect of Court of Appeal decision – discretionary factors Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 144 District Court Act 1973, s 44, s 134 Supreme Court Act 1970, s 75A Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt 14 r 2 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 36.15 Cases Cited: Abbott v Klein [2015] NSWDC 45 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300; [1993] HCA 6 Cameron v Cole (1944) 68 CLR 571 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Contract No IH00AAQS v Cross (2012) 248 CLR 378; [2012] HCA 56 D'Orta Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 12 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Zammitt [2014] NSWCA 104 Dimitrov v Supreme Court of Victoria (2017) 250 ALR 191 Eberstaller v Poulos [2014] NSWCA 211 Falls Creek Ski Lifts Pty Ltd v Yee (1995) 37 NSWLR 344 Flo Rida v Mothership Music Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 268 Forsyth v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2007) 231 CLR 531; [2007] HCA 8 Jaeger v Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd [2018] NSWCA 116 Mahommed v Unicomb [2017] NSWCA 65 May v Brahmbhatt [2013] NSWCA 309 Mega-top Cargo Pty Ltd v Moneytech Services Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 402 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Quinn [2016] NSWCA 338 Nova 96.9 Pty Ltd v Natvia Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1288 Pelechowski v The Registrar, Court of Appeal (NSW) (1999) 198 CLR 435 Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd v Heperu Pty Ltd & Ors [No 2] [2009] NSWCA 387 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australia Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Property Builders Pty Ltd v Adelaide Bank Ltd (2011) 15 BPR 29,411 Sapphire Suite Pty Ltd v Bellini Lounge Pty Ltd [2018] NSWDC 160 Tanamerah Estates Pty Ltd v Tibra Capital Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 42 The NTF Group Pty Ltd v PA Putney Finance Australia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1194 Zisis v Knighton [2008] NSWCA 42 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited (first plaintiff) ABL Nominees Pty Limited (second plaintiff) Michael Karl Jaeger (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A R Zahra (plaintiffs) Mr R D Marshall SC with Mr N Olson (defendant)