Hibernian Contracting Pty Ltd v Christopher Kennedy [2022] NSWDC 5

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hibernian Contracting Pty Ltd v Christopher Kennedy [2022] NSWDC 5 Hearing dates: 6 October 2021 7 October 2021 8 October 2021 12 October 2021 13 October 2021 14 October 2021 15 October 2021 19 October 2021 20 October 2021 4 February 2022 Date of orders: 4 February 2022 Decision date: 04 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the defendant against the plaintiff (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings Catchwords: TORTS — Interference with goods — Detinue TORTS — Interference with goods — Conversion Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 100 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 140(2) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Bunnings Group Ltd v CHEP Australia Ltd (2011) 82 NSWLR 420; [2011] NSWCA 342 EFFEM Foods Pty Ltd (t/as Uncle Ben's of Australia) v Lake Cumbeline Pty Ltd (1999) 161 ALR 599 Hofer v the Queen [2021] HCA 36 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services (2011) 243 CLR 361; [2011] HCA 11 Musa v Alzreaiawi [2021] NSWCA 12 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors (1992) 67 ALJR 170; (1992) 110 ALR 449; [1992] HCA 66 Nguyen v Tran [2018] NSWCA 215 R v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 Precision Plastics Pty Ltd v Demir (1975) 132 CLR 362 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Hibernian Contracting Pty Ltd, Plaintiff Christopher Kennedy, Defendant Representation: Counsel: Mr Chrysostomou, Counsel for the Plaintiff Mr Young SC, Counsel for the Defendant