Ball v Brydens Lawyers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLC 23

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ball v Brydens Lawyers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWLC 23 Hearing dates: 21, 26 July 2018 Decision date: 17 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Huntsman LCM Decision: Verdict for the defendant Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEEDINGS – unjust enrichment – restitution – common law claim for money had and received – freestanding claim for interest Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 100 Cases Cited: Bofinger v Kingsway Group Limited [2009] HCA 44; (2009) 239 CLR 269 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Limited [1998] HCA 20; (1998) 192 CLR 285 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton; Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Bassat; Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Cunningham's Warehouse Sales Pty Ltd [2012] HCA 7; (2012) 246 CLR 498 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22; (2007) 230 CLR 89; (2007) 81 ALJR 1107 Friend v Brooker [2009] HCA 21; (2009) 239 CLR 129 Heydon v NRMA Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 445 Lahoud & Anor v Lahoud & Ors [2011] NSWCA 405 Lahoud v Lahoud [2010] NSWSC 1297 State Bank of New South Wales v Commissioner of Taxation for the Commonwealth of Australia [1995] FCA 1652 Woolworths Limited v Strong (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 72; (2011) 80 NSWLR 445 Texts Cited: Mason and Carter's Restitution Law in Australia (3rd ed, 2016, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stuart Ball (plaintiff) Brydens Lawyers Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Coombes (plaintiff) Mr P Macarounas (defendant)