DUGGAN v COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA [1995] NSWCA 135

DUGGAN v COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA [1995] NSWCA 135

No relevant error has been shown in Mahoney JA's decision; a stay would unjustly penalise opponents with accumulating interest and there is no real prospect of recovery if the appeal fails; therefore, the application to discharge or vary the order must be refused.

Parties
Claimants: William Duggan and other claimants; First Opponent: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Second Opponent: [Unnamed second opponent]
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
10 July 1995
Procedural Posture
Application to Discharge or Vary Order / Court of Appeal Review of Single Judge's Procedural Order
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Discharge or Variation of Orders, Stay of Execution, Appellate Procedure

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Parties

William Duggan and other claimants

Claimants

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

First Opponent

[Unnamed second opponent]

Second Opponent

Procedural Posture

Application to Discharge or Vary Order / Court of Appeal Review of Single Judge's Procedural Order

  1. 1 Whether the order of Mahoney JA refusing a stay of execution should be discharged or varied under s46(4) of the Supreme Court Act 1970

Ratio Decidendi

No relevant error has been shown in Mahoney JA's decision; a stay would unjustly penalise opponents with accumulating interest and there is no real prospect of recovery if the appeal fails; therefore, the application to discharge or vary the order must be refused.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • The application to discharge or vary the judgment of Mahoney JA is dismissed.
  • The claimants pay the opponents' costs.