Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Fisher [2014] NSWSC 1643

Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v Fisher [2014] NSWSC 1643

The notice of motion was dismissed because the first defendant conceded there was no defence to repayment of capital, the capital debt was greater than the value of the property or in any event required sale of the property to satisfy it, and therefore there was no point in staying execution of the writ of possession.

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 November 2014
Procedural Posture
Notice of Motion Seeking a Stay of a Writ of Execution / Application Heard After Default Judgment Entered on 25 May 2014 and Writ of Execution Issued on 14 July 2014
Outcome
Notice of motion dismissed.
Legal Topics
['stay of Writ of Execution' 'default Judgment' 'defence to Interest Only' 'mortgage Debt' 'writ of Possession']
['procedure' 'banking and Finance' 'mortgage Enforcement'] ['stay of Writ of Execution' 'default Judgment' 'defence to Interest Only' 'mortgage Debt' 'writ of Possession']

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Procedural Posture

Notice of Motion Seeking a Stay of a Writ of Execution / Application Heard After Default Judgment Entered on 25 May 2014 and Writ of Execution Issued on 14 July 2014

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether execution of the writ should be stayed where the first defendant sought to set aside default judgment only on the basis of a defence to interest and conceded there was no defence to repayment of capital.' 'Whether there was any practical purpose in staying execution where the property would need to be sold to satisfy the capital debt.']

Ratio Decidendi

The notice of motion was dismissed because the first defendant conceded there was no defence to repayment of capital, the capital debt was greater than the value of the property or in any event required sale of the property to satisfy it, and therefore there was no point in staying execution of the writ of possession.

Court Disposition

Notice of motion dismissed.

Orders

  • ['Notice of motion dismissed.']