El-Hadi v Australian Timbers (NSW) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 501

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: El-Hadi v Australian Timbers (NSW) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 501 Hearing dates: 24 February 2021 Decision date: 10 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) To the extent that the grounds of appeal raise questions of mixed law and fact, leave to appeal is refused; (2) Otherwise, the appeal is dismissed; (3) The plaintiff/appellant on the appeal, Mr Mohamad El-Hadi, shall pay the costs of the respondent/defendant of and incidental to the proceedings. Catchwords: APPEALS – from Local Court – appeal as of right on question of law and by leave on mixed law and fact – no appeal on question of fact – no evidence ground is question of law – no evidence relates to conclusion of fact not each evidentiary fact – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39-41 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.14(3) Cases Cited: Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172; [2000] HCA 40 Collector of Customs v AGFA-Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389; [1996] HCA 36 Collector of Customs v Pozzolanic Enterprises Pty Ltd (1993) 43 FCR 280; [1993] FCA 456 DL v The Queen (2018) 266 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 26 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd v Kostas [2009] NSWCA 292 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 32 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 315 Krishna v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2007) 178 A Crim R 220; [2007] NSWCCA 318 M v the Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; [1994] HCA 63 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259; [1996] HCA 6 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541; [2018] HCA 30 Morris v the Queen (1987) 163 CLR 454; [1987] HCA 50 R v R (1989) 18 NSWLR 74; 44 A Crim R 404 R v Sorlie (1925) 25 SR (NSW) 532 Re Building Workers' Industrial Union; ex parte Gallagher (1988) 62 ALJR 81; [1988] HCA 4 The Australian Gas Light Company v The Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Waterways Authority v Fitzgibbon (2005) 79 ALJR 1816; [2005] HCA 57 Whall v Stamp [2019] NSWCA 163 Williams v the Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278; [1986] HCA 88 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohamad El-Hadi (Plaintiff) Australian Timbers (NSW) Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A G Martin (Plaintiff) J K Raftery (Defendant)