Fokas v Mansfield (No 3)

[2017] NSWCA 315

Court of Appeal

Supreme Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:

Fokas v Mansfield (No 3) [2017] NSWCA 315

Hearing dates:

7 December 2017

Date of orders:

07 December 2017

Decision date:

07 December 2017

Before:

Basten JA; Meagher JA; Payne JA

Decision:

(1)   The applicant’s notice of motion dated 9 October 2017 for review of the orders made by White JA on 9 October 2017 be dismissed;

 

(2)   The applicant’s notice of motion dated 16 October 2017 for review of the orders made by White JA on 9 October 2017 be dismissed;

 (3)   The applicant pay the first and third respondents’ costs of the notices of motion dated 9 October 2017 and 16 October 2017 as agreed or assessed.

Catchwords:

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Court of Appeal – incompetent appeal – review of order of single judge of appeal dismissing appeal – scope of review under s 101, Supreme Court Act 1970, s 46(4)

CIVIL PROCEDURE – requirement for leave to appeal – construction of Supreme Court Act 1970, s 101 – whether subs (1) granting right of appeal subject to subs (2)

Legislation Cited:

Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 46(4), 46(2)(b), 101(1)(a), 101(2)(e)
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.2

Cases Cited:

Fokas v Mansfield [2017] NSWCA 231
Fokas v Mansfield (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 261
Macatangay v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 272
McGinn v Cranbrook School [2016] NSWCA 226
Pi v Zhou [2017] NSWCA 16
Transglobal Capital Pty Ltd v Yolarno Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 143; [2004] NSWCA 136
Tyneside Property Management Pty Ltd v Hammersmith Management Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 417

Category:

Principal judgment

Parties:

Maria Fokas (Applicant)
David Ian Mansfield (First Respondent)
Deloitte Pty Limited (Second Respondent)
Australian Financial Security Authority (Third Respondent)

Representation:

Counsel:
M J Dawson (First Respondent)
Solicitors:
Applicant (in person)
Matthews Folbigg Lawyers (Third Respondent)

File Number(s):

2017/00243631

 Decision under appeal 

Court or tribunal:

Court of Appeal

Citation:

[2017] NSWCA 231

Date of Decision:

9 October 2017

Before:

White JA

File Number(s):

2017/243631

Judgment

1. JUDGMENT of THE COURT delivered by PAYNE JA: This is an application for review under s 46(4) of the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) of a decision of White JA delivered on 9 October 2017: Fokas v Mansfield (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 261.

Background

2. The applicant was formerly the registered proprietor of a property in English Street, Kogarah. On 1 November 2012, the Federal Magistrates Court made an order in the following terms:

“1.   A Sequestration Order be made against the estate of Maria Fokas.

2.   The Applicant Creditor’s costs fixed in the amount of $5,543.12 be paid from the estate of the Respondent Debtor in accordance with the Bankruptcy Act 1966.

The Court notes that the date of the act of bankruptcy is 22 June 2012.”

3. On 14 December 2016, the first respondent, the trustee of the applicant’s bankrupt estate, obtained an order in proceedings brought in the Common Law Division of this Court (2016/213128) for…