Zhang v Jian ER Huang t/as Auchland &Co [2021] NSWCATCD 88

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zhang v Jian ER Huang t/as Auchland &Co [2021] NSWCATCD 88 Hearing dates: 11 June 2021 Date of orders: 25 August 2021 Decision date: 24 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: S Sutherland, General Member Decision: 1. The respondent Auchland & Co is amended to Jian ER Huang trading as Auchland & Co. 2. The respondent Jian ER Huang is to pay the applicant Xio Ling Zhang the amount of $500.00 on or before 08-Sep-2021. 3. All other claims are dismissed. Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW — Conveyancing services — Breach of contract — Error on electronic transfer —rectification — Repudiation — Damages —Remoteness Legislation Cited: Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: BFT International Pty Ltd v Jeffrey Kin Shing Wong t/as Brighton Lawyers [2020] NSWCATAP 27 Astley & Ors v Austrust Limited (1999) HCA 6 Hadley v Baxendale [1854] EngR 296; (1854) 9 Ex 341 Leeda Projects v Zeng (2020) 61 VR 384; [2020] VSCA C Czarnikow Limited v Koufos [1969] 1 AC 350 Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 17; 77 ALR 209 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Xiao Ling Zhang (Applicant) Jian ER Huang trading as Auchland & Co (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-represented) Respondent (Self-represented) File Number(s): GEN 20/53541 Publication restriction: Nil

REASONS FOR DECISION 1. This is a claim by the applicant for the payment of $500 for a another conveyancer to correct the shares allotment in a transfer of property, cost, $5,034 for the loss of a negative gearing tax benefit, and $1,000 for emotional frustration for the time taken from May 2019 to December 2019, and distress.