Smith v Shilkin (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 969

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Smith v Shilkin (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 969 Hearing dates: 11 and 12 June 2019 Date of orders: 01 August 2019 Decision date: 01 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Hallen J Decision: Counsel are invited to agree upon a form of orders to give effect to these reasons and are directed to provide to the Court, within 14 days, in hard and soft copy, short minutes of order, for consideration. When these reasons are delivered, the matter of the costs of the two notices of motion will be listed for hearing and for the determination of any dispute as to the form of orders. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Commencement of proceedings – Statement of claim – Extension of validity of statement of claim for service – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules – Order extending validity made ex parte by Judge of the Court – Whether ex parte order should be discharged under UCPR r 12.11(1)(e) – Whether service of the Statement of Claim should be taken to have been effected upon each of the Defendants. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abela v Baadarani [2013] 1 WLR 2043; [2013] UKSC 44 Agricultural & Rural Finance Pty Limited v Kirk & Anor (2011) 82 ACSR 390; [2011] NSWCA 67 Amadeaus Investment Ltd v Dr Lin Kao Kun [2019] HKCFI 797; [2019] HKCU 1186 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited & Ors v Re Allam & Ors (2016) 327 ALR 595; [2016] HCA 3 Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance Pty Ltd v Buzzle Operations Pty Ltd (in liq) [2009] NSWCA 104 Australian Health & Nutrition Association Ltd v Hive Marketing Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 61 Bagshaw v RTS Super Pty Ltd [2019] WASCA 85 Bank of Swaziland v Hahn [1989] 1 WLR 506 Barclays Bank of Swaziland v Hahn [1989] 1 WLR 506 Barton v Wright Hassall LLP [2018] 1 WLR 1119 Battersby v Anglo American Oil Co Limited [1945] KB 23 Bobolas v Waverley Council [2016] (2016) 92 NSWLR 406; NSWCA 139 Brealey v Board of Management Royal Perth Hospital (1999) 21 WAR 79; [1999] WASCA 158 CDJ v VAJ (1998) 197 CLR 172; [1998] HCA 67 Choy v Tiaro Coal Ltd (in liq) (2018) 364 ALR 554; [2018] NSWCA 205 Clack v Murray [2017] WASCA 88 Combe v Ziade [2000] NSWSC 848 Dagnell v J L Freedman & Co [1993] 1 WLR 388 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 303; [2013] HCA 46 Hans Pet Constructions Pty Limited v Cassar [2009] NSWCA 230 Hughes v National Trustees Executors and Agency Co of Australasia Ltd [1978] VR 257 Hunter v Hanson [2014] NSWCA 263 In the matter of Salfa Pty Limited (in liquidation) (ACN 082 308 101) [2014] NSWSC 1493 Kaki v National Private Air Transport Co [2015] EWCA Civ 731 Kleinwort Bensen Ltd v Barbrak Ltd [1987] AC 597 Moubarak by his tutor Coorey v Holt (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 188 Nata Lee Ltd v Abid and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1652 Onefone Australia Pty Ltd v One.Tel Limited; Weston v Publishing and Broadcasting Limited [2007] NSWSC 1320 Power v Meloy Whittle Robinson Solicitors [2014] EWCA Civ 898 R (Hysaj) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] 1 WLR 2472; [2014] EWCA Civ 1633 Re Anderson Owen Ltd, Merrygold v Bates [2010] BPIR 37; [2009] EWHC 2837 (Ch) Rich v Long [2008] NSWSC 487 Smith v Pacific Trading Enterprises [1999] NSWSC 333 Smith v Shilkin [2018] NSWSC 1582 The IMB Group Pty Ltd (in liq) v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2007] 1 QdR 148 Tseitline v Mikhelson and others [2015] All ER (D) 252 (Oct); [2015] EWHC 3065 (Comm) Van Leer Australia Pty Ltd v Palace Shipping KK (1981) 180 CLR 337; [1981] HCA 11 Victa Ltd v Johnson (1975) 10 SASR 496 Wakim v Coleman [2010] NSWCA 221 Wakim v Coleman [2011] HCASL 38 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Weston in Capacity as Special Purpose Liquidator of One.Tel Ltd (in liquidation) v Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd [2012] NSWCA 79 Weston v Publishing and Broadcasting Limited [2009] NSWSC 321 Woodward & Anor v Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 985 Young v Waterways Authority of New South Wales [2002] NSWSC 612 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Alexander Noel Smith (first Plaintiff) Adam Poche (second Plaintiff) Melissa Poche (third Plaintiff) Aidan Conrecode (fourth Plaintiff) Catherine Walsh (fifth Plaintiff) Steven Andrew Shilkin (first Defendant) Ashley Shilkin (second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C E Bannan (Plaintiffs) R W Douglas (Defendants)