Samimi v Djamshidi [2018] NSWSC 1944

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Samimi v Djamshidi [2018] NSWSC 1944 Hearing dates: 6 August; 15 October; 20 November 2018 Date of orders: 14 December 2018 Decision date: 14 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: Order that the proceedings be dismissed as against the second defendant. Catchwords: EQUITY – equitable fraud – fourth category of Earl of Chesterfield v Janssen (1751) 2 Ves Sen 125; 28 ER 82 – relief against "underhand bargains" – general principles – need for a transaction – equitable intervention only where remedies at law are unavailable or inadequate

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – applications – summary dismissal – claim for equitable fraud – no reasonable cause of action disclosed Legislation Cited: Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth), s 5 Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld) Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991 (Qld), ss 71, 111C Cases Cited: Alati v Kruger (1955) 94 CLR 216; [1955] HCA 64 Andrews v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2012) 247 CLR 205; [2012] HCA 30 Dauglish v Tennent (1866) LR 2 QB 49 Earl of Chesterfield v Janssen (1751) 2 Ves Sen 125; 28 ER 82 Hermann v Charlesworth [1905] 2 KB 123 Higgins v Pitt (1849) 4 Ex 312; 154 ER 1231 Mahony v Queensland Building Services Authority [2013] QCA 323 McKernan v Fraser (1931) 46 CLR 343; [1931] HCA 54 Mehran Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Djamshidi Unit Trust v Queensland Building Services Authority [2011] QCAT 420 Northern Territory v Mengel (1995) 185 CLR 307; [1995] HCA 65 Westpac Banking Corporation v The Bell Group Ltd (in liq) (No 3) (2012) 44 WAR 1; [2012] WASCA 157 Williams v Hursey (1959) 103 CLR 30; [1959] HCA 51 Woodhouse v Shepley (1742) 2 Atk 535; 26 ER 721 Texts Cited: John McGhee QC (ed), Snell's Equity (Sweet & Maxwell, 31st ed, 2005) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Kamran Samimi (First Plaintiff/First Respondent) Mojgan Samimi (Second Plaintiff/Second Respondent) Mehran Djamshidi (First Defendant/First Applicant) Queensland Building and Construction Commission (Second Defendant/Second Applicant) Representation: Counsel: R Freeman (First and Second Plaintiffs/First and Second Respondents) JE Thomson (First Defendant/First Applicant) GD McDonald (Second Defendant/Second Applicant)