Thomas v RMB Lawyers [2021] NSWDC 417
The statement of claim disclosed no reasonable cause of action, sought relief the court could not give, and was incapable of being pleaded to; the plaintiff had suffered no loss as tax had been recovered; proceedings were frivolous or vexatious and should be dismissed.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 01 June 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Application to Dismiss Proceedings
- Outcome
- proceedings dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['strike Out Application' 'dismissal of Proceedings' 'pleadings' 'reasonable Cause of Action']
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Procedural Posture
Civil / Application to Dismiss Proceedings
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the statement of claim discloses a reasonable cause of action' 'Whether the court should dismiss proceedings where relief sought cannot be provided' 'Whether the proceedings are frivolous, vexatious or an abuse of process']
Ratio Decidendi
The statement of claim disclosed no reasonable cause of action, sought relief the court could not give, and was incapable of being pleaded to; the plaintiff had suffered no loss as tax had been recovered; proceedings were frivolous or vexatious and should be dismissed.
Court Disposition
proceedings dismissed
Orders
- ['Proceedings dismissed' "Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs"]
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