Nguyen v QTQ Mechanical Services Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1629

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nguyen v QTQ Mechanical Services Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1629 Hearing dates: 4 November 2019 Decision date: 04 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Strike out the statement of claim filed 21 May 2019. 2. Refer the plaintiff to the Registrar for referral for pro bono assistance for a limited purpose pursuant to r 7.36 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). 3. Stand the balance of the notice of motion over for a period of time in order for the referral to take place. 4. Order that the costs of the defendant's notice of motion today be borne by the plaintiff on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Striking out —No reasonable cause of action or defence – application by defendants for proceedings to be dismissed or the plaintiff's statement of claim to be struck out – rr 13.4 and 14.28 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – held that the statement of claim as presently pleaded does not disclose a tenable cause of action – statement of claim struck out – order made for referral of the plaintiff to pro bono assistance. Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 237, 247A and Pt 2F.1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 7.36, 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: ACN 074 971 109 v The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd [2010] VSC 186 Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 26 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (No 8) [2016] FCA 1023; (2016) 336 ALR 209 Burland v Earle [1902] AC 83 Caason Investments Pty Ltd v Cao (2015) 236 FCR 322; [2015] FCAFC 94 Cameron v Qantas Airways Ltd [2010] NSWSC 899 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Dickson v Federal Commissioner of Australia Federal Police [2019] NSWSC 1293 Ea v Diaconu [2019] NSWSC 795 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Hastie Group Ltd (in liq) v Bourne; Hastie Group Ltd (in liq) v Moore [2017] NSWSC 709 HFPS Pty Limited (Trustee) v Tamaya Resources Limited (in Liq) (No 2) [2016] FCA 446 Horton v Jones (No 2) (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 305 In the matter of Hollen Australia Pty Ltd [2009] VSC 95 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1492 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Picone v Velos [2007] FCA 1183 QBE Insurance Group Ltd v Australian Securities Commission (1992) 38 FCR 270 Re Continental Assurance Co of London plc (in liquidation); Singer v Beckett [2007] 2 BCLC 287 Research in Motion Ltd v Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd (2009) 176 FCR 66; [2009] FCA 320 S1 v The Trustees of Marist Brothers [2016] NSWSC 970 Sgro v Australian Associated Motor Insurers Ltd [2015] NSWCA 262 Sheridan v Colin Biggers & Paisley [2019] NSWSC 528 Tamaya Resources Limited (in liq) v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (A Firm), in the matter of Tamaya Resources Limited (in Liq) [2015] FCA 1098 UBS AG v Tyne [2018] HCA 45 Wambo Coal Pty Ltd v Sumiseki Materials Co Ltd (2014) 88 NSWLR 689; [2014] NSWCA 326 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Dominic Doan Nguyen (formerly known as Anh Quan Nguyen) (First Plaintiff) QTQ Mechanical Services Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Quang Thanh Tran (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Nguyen (Applicant) (in person) S Hartford Davis (Respondent)