CA v RWS (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1538

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: CA v RWS (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1538 Hearing dates: 21 July 2020 and on the papers Date of orders: 24 November 2020 Decision date: 02 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Robb J Decision: See pars [95], [128], [166] and [186]. See pars [191] and [192] regarding the short minutes that are to be provided. Catchwords: FAMILY LAW — Property — Procedure — where, after an initial interlocutory judgment, several issues remained outstanding — where the Court sought further information in order to make interim maintenance orders — where the parties raised additional issues not contemplated in the first judgment –– where the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the right to terminate a lease considered — other issues raising no points of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) Residential Tenancies Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 Residential Tenancies Amendment (COVID-19) (No 2) Regulation 2020 Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: CA v RWS [2020] NSWSC 163 R v Ross-Jones; Ex parte Green (1984) 156 CLR 185; [1984] HCA 82 Category: Consequential orders Parties: CA (plaintiff / applicant) RWS(first defendant / first respondent) NS(second defendant / second respondent) PWS(third defendant) Representation: Counsel: BL Jones (plaintiff / applicant) S O'Ryan QC (first defendant / first respondent) A Lim (sol) (second defendant / second respondent) P Dunn (sol) (third defendant)