Coshott Family Pty Ltd v Lyons [2022] NSWCA 216

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Coshott Family Pty Ltd v Lyons [2022] NSWCA 216 Hearing dates: 12 October 2022 Date of orders: 27 October 2022 Decision date: 27 October 2022 Before: Meagher JA at [1] Kirk JA at [2] Griffiths AJA at [61] Decision: The appeal is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: RESTITUTION — Nature of restitutionary liability — Common counts — Money had and received to the use of the plaintiff — Onus of proof — Money paid by plaintiff to defendant to hold subject to further directions — Where plaintiff requested repayment — Where defendant said funds were paid out pursuant to plaintiff's directions — Whether plaintiff required to prove payments were made without authority Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (NSW), r 63 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), ss 128, 129, 139 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 14.12 Cases Cited: Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1988) 164 CLR 662; [1988] HCA 17 Australian Financial Services and Leasing Pty Limited v Hills Industries Limited (2014) 253 CLR 560; [2014] HCA 14 Bofinger v Kingsway Group Limited (2009) 239 CLR 269; [2009] HCA 44 Chan v Eastern Blue Pty Ltd [2021] VSCA 121 Currie v Dempsey (1967) 69 SR (NSW) 116 David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175 CLR 353; [1992] HCA 48 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton (2012) 246 CLR 498; [2012] HCA 7 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2003) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd (2019) 267 CLR 560; [2019] HCA 32 Martin v Andrews (1856) 7 El & Bl 1; 119 ER 1148 Martin v Pont [1993] 3 NZLR 25 Moses v Macferlan (1760) 2 Burr 1005; 97 ER 676 Napier v Torbay Holdings Ltd [2016] NZCA 608; [2017] NZAR 108 Parry v Roberts (1835) 3 A & E 118; 111 ER 358 Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 516; [2001] HCA 68 Sims v Commonwealth of Australia [2022] NSWCA 194 Taylor v Lendey (1807) 9 East 49; 103 ER 492 Texts Cited: CR Williams, "Burdens and Standards in Civil Litigation" (2003) 25 Sydney Law Review 165 E Bullen and S M Leake, Precedents of Pleadings in Personal Actions in the Superior Courts of Common Law (3rd ed, 1868, Stevens & Sons) FMB Reynolds, Bowstead on Agency (15th ed, 1985, Sweet & Maxwell) GE Dal Pont, Law of Agency (3rd ed, 2014 LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Coshott Family Pty Ltd (Appellant)