Skybridge Financial Pty Ltd atf the MTP Unit Trust v Buckpitt (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1535

Skybridge Financial Pty Ltd atf the MTP Unit Trust v Buckpitt (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1535

Leave to bring the cross-claim is granted as the delay is explained, and any separate proceedings would inevitably be heard together, making refusal contrary to the efficient resolution of the dispute.

Parties
First Plaintiff/respondent: Skybridge Financial Pty Ltd as trustee for the MTP Unit Trust; Second Plaintiff/respondent: Skybridge Management Pty Ltd; First Defendant/applicant: Ronald Edward Buckpitt; Second Defendant/applicant: Buckpitt Enterprises Pty Ltd; Third Defendant/applicant: Buckpitt Accounting & Tax Pty Ltd; Third Respondent: Jason Anthony Birch
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
29 November 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil Procedure Pleadings Amendment / Interlocutory Application: Leave to Bring Cross Claim
Outcome
Leave to bring cross-claim granted; no order as to costs
Legal Topics
Pleadings, Amendment, Cross Claim, Delay in Application
Civil Procedure Pleadings Amendment Cross Claim Delay in Application

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Parties

Skybridge Financial Pty Ltd as trustee for the MTP Unit Trust

First Plaintiff/respondent

Skybridge Management Pty Ltd

Second Plaintiff/respondent

Ronald Edward Buckpitt

First Defendant/applicant

Buckpitt Enterprises Pty Ltd

Second Defendant/applicant

Buckpitt Accounting & Tax Pty Ltd

Third Defendant/applicant

Jason Anthony Birch

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Procedure Pleadings Amendment / Interlocutory Application: Leave to Bring Cross Claim

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendants should be granted leave to bring a cross-claim against the plaintiffs despite delay

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to bring the cross-claim is granted as the delay is explained, and any separate proceedings would inevitably be heard together, making refusal contrary to the efficient resolution of the dispute.

Court Disposition

Leave to bring cross-claim granted; no order as to costs

Orders

  • Defendants granted leave to bring cross-claim against plaintiffs
  • No order as to costs in relation to the Notice of Motion of 22 November 2024