Murphy v Zubkrycki & Anor [2020] NSWDC 538

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Murphy v Zubkrycki & Anor [2020] NSWDC 538 Hearing dates: 9-10 September 2020 Date of orders: 17 September 2020 Decision date: 17 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 165-167 Catchwords: CONTRACTS – building and engineering contracts – residential building work – claim by beneficiary of implied statutory warranties – collapse of side retaining wall – whether builder constructed the wall – whether wall constituted 'residential building work' – rectification damages – whether works carried out were necessary and reasonable Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 177 Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), ss 18B, 18C, 96 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.14 Cases Cited: Australia Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344 Bellgrove v Eldridge (1954) 90 CLR 613 Brickhill v Cooke [1984] 3 NSWLR 396 Campbelltown City Council v Mackay (1989) 15 NSWLR 501 Hyder Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wilh Wilhemsen Agency Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 313 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kirkby v Coote [2006] QCA 61 Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd (2020) 94 ALJR 481; [2020] HCA 17 Perry v Sidney Phillips & Son [1982] 3 All ER 705 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 236 CLR 272 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ms K Murphy (Plaintiff) Mr C M Zubrycki (First Defendant) Ms I B Zubrycki (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Galvin for the plaintiff Mr C Mobellan for the defendants