Lukaszewicz v Polish Club Limited [2019] NSWSC 595

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lukaszewicz v Polish Club Limited [2019] NSWSC 595 Hearing dates: Written submissions 15 May 2019 Decision date: 21 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Declaration to be made in respect of conduct as to admission and exclusion of members of the Club. Directions made for further submissions. Proceedings otherwise dismissed. Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – members' rights and remedies – oppression – orders to be made. Legislation Cited: - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 232 Cases Cited: - Attorney-General (NSW) (Ex rel Corporate Affairs Commission) v Australian Softwood Forests Pty Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 73 - Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd v Campbell [2007] NSWSC 161; (2007) 61 ACSR 144 - Coyte v Norman; Centre Capital (Newcastle) Pty Ltd v B Scorer [2016] NSWSC 1428 - E & J Gallo Winery v Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCAFC 47 - Lukaszewicz v Polish Club Limited [2019] NSWSC 446 - Neeta (Epping) Pty Ltd v Phillips [1974] HCA 18; (1974) 131 CLR 286 - Nellbar Pty Ltd v Jones Partners Pty Ltd [2018] WASC 292 - OXS Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority [2016] NSWCA 120 - OXS Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and Minister for Planning and Environment [2014] NSWSC 1284 Texts Cited: - PW Young, C Croft and ML Smith, On Equity (Lawbook Co, 2009) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Kazimiera Lukaszewicz (First Plaintiff) Mick Wykrota (Second Plaintiff) Waclaw Jagoszewski (Third Plaintiff) Dariusz Plust (Fourth Plaintiff) Polish Club Limited (First Defendant) Ryszard Borysiewicz (Second Defendant) Hania Geras (Third Defendant) Robert Czernkowski (Fourth Defendant) Mateusz Konopka (Fifth Defendant) Eleonora Olivia Danuta Paton (Sixth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M B Evans/E P Anderson (Plaintiffs) M T McCulloch SC/R W Notley (Defendants)