Gillies v Eastlake [2014] NSWSC 611

Gillies v Eastlake [2014] NSWSC 611

All causes of action in the Statement of Claim are statute-barred and/or vested in the bankruptcy trustee, with no evidence of assignment. Claims do not disclose any reasonable cause of action, and pursuit of them constitutes an abuse of process. Summary dismissal under r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 is appropriate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
30 May 2014
Procedural Posture
Civil / Summary Dismissal Application; Hearing of Cross Notices of Motion
Outcome
Statement of Claim summarily dismissed. Plaintiff's and defendants' Notices of Motion dismissed. Plaintiff ordered to pay defendants' costs.
Legal Topics
['summary Dismissal' 'limitation Periods' 'bankruptcy Vesting of Causes of Action' 'malicious Prosecution' 'wrongful Caveats' 'costs Orders' 'abuse of Process']
['civil Procedure' 'bankruptcy'] ['summary Dismissal' 'limitation Periods' 'bankruptcy Vesting of Causes of Action' 'malicious Prosecution' 'wrongful Caveats' 'costs Orders' 'abuse of Process']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Summary Dismissal Application; Hearing of Cross Notices of Motion

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Statement of Claim discloses any reasonable cause of action' 'Whether the proceedings are an abuse of process due to expiration of limitation periods' 'Whether the claims are vested in the bankruptcy trustee and thus cannot be maintained by the plaintiff' 'Whether the plaintiff is entitled to any extension of limitation periods under the Limitation Act 1969' 'Whether the Statement of Claim should be struck out for failing to comply with proper pleading requirements']

Ratio Decidendi

All causes of action in the Statement of Claim are statute-barred and/or vested in the bankruptcy trustee, with no evidence of assignment. Claims do not disclose any reasonable cause of action, and pursuit of them constitutes an abuse of process. Summary dismissal under r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 is appropriate.

Court Disposition

Statement of Claim summarily dismissed. Plaintiff's and defendants' Notices of Motion dismissed. Plaintiff ordered to pay defendants' costs.

Orders

  • ['Statement of Claim filed 9 December 2013 be, and hereby is, summarily dismissed.' 'Notice of Motion filed by defendants on 22 January 2014 is otherwise dismissed.' 'Notice of Motion filed by the plaintiff on 28 January 2014 is dismissed.' "Order the plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the whole proceedings...