Sabouni v Revelop Building and Developments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 31

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sabouni v Revelop Building and Developments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 31 Hearing dates: 26, 27 November 2020 and 20 January 2021 Decision date: 02 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Black J Decision: Plaintiff's claim and Defendant's Cross-Claim Dismissed Catchwords: CONTRACTS – construction contract – whether Plaintiff entitled to amount of second progress claim made prior to Defendant's termination of contract – whether Defendant entitled to recover additional costs of construction works incurred after termination of construction contract with Plaintiff Cases Cited: - Broadway Plaza Investments Pty Ltd v Broadway Plaza Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1778 - Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64 - DCT Projects Pty Ltd v Champion Homes Sales Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 117 - JLW (Vic) Pty Ltd v Tsiloglou [1994] 1 VR 237 at 243 - Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 61 - Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 - Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd (2019) 373 ALR 1; (2019) HCA 32 - McCrohan v Harith [2010] NSWCA 67 - Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 768 - Re Hair Industrie Penrith Pty Ltd, Hair Industrie Merrylands Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1578 - Ross T Smyth & Co Ltd v TD Bailey Son & Co [1940] 3 All ER 60 - Southern Cross Autoglass Pty Ltd v Protector Glass Industries Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 261 - Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd v Debelak (1989) 89 ALR 275 - State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 - Troulis v Vamvoukakis [1998] NSWCA 237 - Uszok v Henley Properties (NSW) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 31 - Vanguard Financial Planners Pty Ltd & Anor v Ale & Ors [2018] NSWSC 314 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Omar Sabouni (Second Plaintiff) Revelop Building and Developments Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A R Vincent (Defendant)