The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 v Murrell; Murrell v The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1542

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 v Murrell; Murrell v The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1542 Hearing dates: 30 October 2020 Date of orders: 3 November 2020 Decision date: 03 November 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Williams J Decision: The Murrells' notice of motion filed on 13 October 2020 seeking to set aside the judgment in favour of the Owners Corporation in the sum of $10,000 entered on 1 October 2020 is dismissed. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – amending, varying and setting aside – application under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.16(3A) to set aside part of Court's earlier judgment – whether the Court's reasons for judgment was affected by a misapprehension of fact or law that was not solely attributable to the neglect or default of the party seeking the rehearing – whether the Court determined a material issue without affording procedural fairness to the party seeking the rehearing – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), ss 88K, 89 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW), s 42 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.16 Cases Cited: Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) (2013) 87 ALJR 1159; [2013] HCA 44 Hemmes Hermitage Pty Ltd v Abdurahman (1991) 22 NSWLR 343 McGrath v Campell (2006) 68 NSWLR 229; [2006] NSWCA 180 Miller Heiman Pty Ltd v Sales Principles Pty Ltd (2017) 94 NSWLR 500; [2017] NSWCA 106 Rixon v Horseshoe Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1293 The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 v Murrell; Murrell v The Owners – Strata Plan 85044 [2020] NSWSC 20 Wheeldon v Burrows (1879) 12 Ch D 31 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: In proceeding 2019/201673: