Commonwealth Bank of Australia v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1440

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1440 Hearing dates: 19 September 2018 Decision date: 19 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 140(1) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), the proceedings in case number 2017/282824 in the District Court of New South Wales are transferred to this Court.

(2) The costs of this summons be costs in the cause.

(3) The matter is stood over before the Registrar on 19 October 2018 for directions. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Jurisdiction – Transfer to and from other courts – Whether certain proceedings of a commercial nature commenced in the District Court should be transferred to this Court for want of jurisdiction Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 140 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 44 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Pt 14, r 2 Cases Cited: Forsyth v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2007) 231 CLR 531; [2007] HCA 8 Nova 96.9 Pty Ltd v Natvia Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1288 NTF Group Pty Ltd v PA Putney Finance Australia Pty Ltd (2017) 324 FLR 261; [2017] NSWSC 1194 Sapphire Suite Pty Ltd v Bellini Lounge Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1366 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Plaintiff) QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Newton (Plaintiff) SMC Koyuncu (Defendant)