K Sheridan v Colin Biggers & Paisley [2019] NSWSC 528

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: K Sheridan v Colin Biggers & Paisley [2019] NSWSC 528 Hearing dates: 29 April 2019, 7 May 2019 Decision date: 10 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Statement of Claim filed by the Plaintiff on 9 November 2018 be struck out and the proceedings be dismissed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – summary dismissal – application to summarily dismiss proceedings – where statement of claim does not disclose facts, matters or circumstances on which plaintiff's claim is based – where no reasonable cause of action against defendants disclosed – whether proceedings should be summarily dismissed.

CIVIL PROCEDURE – pleadings – application to strike out statement of claim – where statement of claim does not conform to court rules – where statement of claim does not particularise the claim – where plaintiff seeks to file and rely on alternative forms of pleading – whether statement of claim should be struck out – whether leave should be granted to plaintiff to reformulate statement of claim. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 461(1)(k), 472(1), 474 - Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 72(1) - Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 131.1 - Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) ss 14, 49, 174 - Oaths Act 1900 (NSW) s 34 - Supreme Court (Corporations) Rules 1999 (NSW) r 2.13 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: - Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 - Alamdo Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Window Furnishings (NSW) Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1073 - Australian Securities Ltd v Borina Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1073 - Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 - Croton v R (1967) 117 CLR 326 - Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Woods [2018] FCCA 1815 - Ennis v Credit Union Australia [2016] FCCA 1705 - General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 - Gollan v Nugent (1988) 166 CLR 18 - Guo v Song [2018] NSWSC 12 - Ilich v The Queen (1987) 162 CLR 110 - Lion Finance Pty Ltd v Johnston [2018] FCCA 2745 - McGuirk v University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 - McIlwraith v R [2017] NSWCCA 13; (2017) 265 A Crim R 216 - Meads v Meads [2012] ABQB 571 - Meenken v Family Court at Masterton [2017] NZHC 2103 - Re Courtenay House Capital Trading Group Pty Limited (in liq) and Courtenay House Pty Limited (in liq) [2018] NSWSC 404; (2018) 125 ACSR 149 - Re Courtenay House Capital Trading Group Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 883 - Ren v Jiang [2014] NSWCA 388; (2014) 104 ACSR 149 - Renshaw v New South Wales Lotteries Corporation Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1954 - Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 - Shelton v National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd [2004] FCA 1393; (2004) 51 ACSR 278 - Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 - Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney v Ellis (2007) 70 NSWLR 565 - Ugur v Attorney General for New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 86 Texts Cited: - Halsbury's Laws of Australia (LexisNexis Australia) [415-445] - T Bloy, "Pseudolaw and Debt Enforcement" [2013] NZLJ 47 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Kyle Lester Sheridan (Plaintiff) Colin Biggers & Paisley Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Grant Thornton Australia Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Robertson (Defendants)