Javam v Al-Amin [2020] NSWCATAP 113

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Javam v Al-Amin [2020] NSWCATAP 113 Hearing dates: 30 April 2020 Date of orders: 17 June 2020 Decision date: 17 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Westgarth, Deputy President J Currie, Senior Member Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) The Appellant is to pay to the Respondent the Respondents' costs of the appeal in an amount as agreed or as assessed. Catchwords: CONTRACT - Home Building Act - failure to progress the works - findings available on the evidence - substantial breach – repudiation - contractual rights and coexistence of common law rights - procedural fairness - failure of consideration." Legislation Cited: Civil & Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dimitropoulos v Capital Constructions Pty Ltd; Capital Constructions Pty Ltd v Dimitropoulos [2018] NSWCATAP 100 Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd (2007) 233 CLR 115 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon [1993] 176 CLR 344 Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 320 Torbey Investments Incorporated Pty Ltd v Ferrara [2017] NSWCA 9 Holland v Wiltshire [1954] 19 CLR 409; Shevill v Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 Tanaka v Tokyo Network Computing Pty Ltd [2003] NSW SC 1114 Perri v Coolangatta Investments Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 537 Galafassi v Kelly [2014] NSWCA 190 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 BHP Billiton Ltd v Dunning [2013] NSWCA 421 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Abdollah Javam (Appellant) Mohammad Al-Amin (First Respondent) Sabreena Zoha Amin (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Gunning (Respondents)