McClellan v Horswill [2020] NSWCA 30

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: McClellan v Horswill [2020] NSWCA 30 Hearing dates: 20 February 2020 Decision date: 04 March 2020 Before: White JA; Simpson AJA Decision: Summons dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Court of Appeal — Leave to appeal – whether leave to appeal be granted where applicant denied an adjournment before the primary judge leading to the matter proceeding to determination in the applicant's absence – the applicant did not establish a case which goes beyond merely arguable – no issue of principle or question of public importance – leave refused Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW), s 7 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 54A Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Cases Cited: Be Financial Services Pty Ltd atf Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Cameron v Cole (1944) 68 CLR 571 at 589; [1944] HCA 5 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 Craig v Kanssen [1943] 1 KB 256 Double Bay Newspapers v The Fitness Lounge Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 226; 57 ACSR 131 Horswill v McClellan [2019] NSWSC 557 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Nobarani v Mariconte [2018] HCA 36; (2018) 359 ALR 31 Re DG and the Adoption Act 2000 [2007] NSWCA 241; (2007) 244 ALR 195 Richard v Cornford (No. 3) [2010] NSWCA 134 Sali v SPC Ltd (1993) 116 ALR 625 The Age Company Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 28 Vacuum Oil Co Pty Ltd v Stockdale (1942) 42 SR (NSW) 239 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Adam McClellan (Applicant) Robert Leslie Horswill (First Respondent) Kim Maree Horswill (Second Respondent) Jennifer Anne McClellan (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P R Glissan (Applicant) D C Price (First and Second Respondents) Submitting appearance (Third Respondent)