McDonald v Rose [2019] NSWDC 790

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McDonald v Rose [2019] NSWDC 790 Hearing dates: 26 September 2019 Date of orders: 18 December 2019 Decision date: 18 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Scotting DCJ Decision: 1 The Notice of Motion filed by the defendant on 14 March 2019 is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Jurisdiction — Inherent jurisdiction — Abuse of process

ESTOPPEL — Issue estoppel — Decisions to which applicable Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Foodco Group Pty Ltd v Northgan Pty Ltd (1998) 83 FCR 356 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Harris v 718932 Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 784 Harris v 718932 Pty Ltd (2003) 56 NSWLR 276 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 67 ER 313 Knott Investments Pty Ltd v Winnebago Industries Inc [2015] FCA 827 MCC Proceeds Inc v Lehman Bros International (Europe) [1998] 4 All ER 675 Morris v Wentworth-Stanley [1999] QB 1004 Piscioneri v Brisciani and Reardon [2017] ACTSC 237 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Rippon v Chilcotin Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 198 Wong v Minister for Immigration [2004] FCAFC 242 Yat Tung Investment Co Ltd v Dao Hong Kong Bank Ltd [1975] AC 581 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Phillip Angus McDonald (First Plaintiff/Respondent) Maxine Susan McDonald (Second Plaintiff/Respondent) David Henry D'arcy Rose (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: C Hickey (Plaintiffs/Respondents) G Gemmell (Defendant/Applicant)