Sutherland v GHR Accounting Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 295

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sutherland v GHR Accounting Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 295 Hearing dates: 28 September 2018 Date of orders: 25 March 2019 Decision date: 25 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The first defendant's notice of motion filed 7 June 2017 is dismissed.

(2) Leave is granted to the plaintiff to join Quardatus Pty Limited as second plaintiff.

(3) The plaintiffs are to file and serve the proposed second amended statement of claim within 14 days.

(4) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Pleadings - Summary dismissal - Statement of claim – Whether the plaintiff failed to prosecute the proceedings with due despatch – Whether no reasonable cause of action disclosed

TORT - Negligence - Negligent advice - Failure to warn – Obvious risk – Whether risk of loss was obvious

TORT - Negligence —- Negligent advice - Failure to warn – Causation – Whether the advice caused the plaintiff's loss Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5D, 5E, 5H, 5F Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 601AH Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 12.7(1), 13.4(1)(b), 19.4 Cases Cited: Adeels Palace (2009) 239 CLR 420; (2009) 260 ALR 628 Citicorp Australia Ltd v O'Brien (1996) 40 NSWLR 398 Ekes v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2014) 313 ALR 665; [2014] NSWCA 336 Fallas v Mourlas [2006] NSWCA 32; (2006) 65 NSWLR 418 Jaber v Rockdale City Council [2008] NSWCA 98 King v Western Sydney Local Health Network [2013] NSWCA 162 Laoulach v El Khoury [2010] NSWSC 1009 at [167] O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Re Auzhair Supplies Pty Ltd (in liq) [2013] NSWSC 1 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Sutherland v GHR Accounting [2015] NSWSC 1946 Sutherland v GHR Accounting [2017] NSWSC 100 Sutherland v GHR Accounting (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 373 Wallace v Kam [2012] NSWCA 82 Wardley Australia Limited v State of Western Australia [1992] HCA 55; (1992) 175 CLR 514 Woolworths Ltd v Strong [2010] NSWCA 282 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Richard Craig Sutherland (Plaintiff GHR Accounting (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Self represented (Plaintiff) C Peadon (Defendant)