Australia, March 26 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on Feb. 26:
1. The essential issue in this case is whether proceedings are an abuse of process when the plaintiff sues afresh on an otherwise stale judgment debt which he or she is no longer able to enforce without leave of the Court. If so, what is the appropriate relief?
Background
2. The plaintiffs in these proceedings are Glenda Shreeve and Colin Shreeve who are married to each other. Mr Shreeve is the sole director of C & G Building Consultants Pty Ltd and Malachi Corporation Pty Ltd. The companies are further plaintiffs. I will refer to the group as the Plaintiffs. The essential business of the Plaintiffs is construction.
3. Th...