GC Leasing Sydney Pty Ltd v Language Smart Pty Ltd [2022] NSWLC 12

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GC Leasing Sydney Pty Ltd v Language Smart Pty Ltd [2022] NSWLC 12 Hearing dates: 18 November 2021 Date of orders: 1 February 2022 Decision date: 01 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Shields LCM Decision: (1) GC is entitled to a verdict and judgment against: (a) LS for the amounts owing under the Agreement and claimed in the ASC; and (b) Bhalla for the amounts for which LS is liable to GC under the Agreement pursuant to the Guarantee; (2) The Cross Claim stands to be dismissed; (3) GC is entitled to an order that LS and Bhalla pay its costs of the proceedings, including the Cross Claim. Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 - Australian Consumer Law, ss 60 to 61, 278 to 282 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 38 Property Law Act 1958 (Vic), ss 73 to 73B Cases Cited: Beesly v Hallwood Estates Ltd [1960] 2 All ER 314; [1960] 1 WLR 549 Ex parte Ryrie [1983] 2 Qd R 194 Howard F. Hudson Pty Ltd v Ronayne (1972) 126 CLR 449 Interchase Corp Ltd (in liq) v Cmr of Stamp Duties (Qld) (1993) 27 ATR 154; 93 ATC 5120 Keith v Pratt (1862) 10 WR 296 Lady Naas v Westminster Bank Ltd [1940] AC 366; [1940] 1 All ER 485; (1940) 109 LJ Ch 138; (1940) 162 LT 277 McKinlay v Dodds (1984) 3 BPR 9259 Reid Murray Holdings Ltd (in liq) v David Murray Holdings Pty Ltd (1972) 5 SASR 386 Scook v Premier Building Solutions Pty Ltd (2003) 28 WAR 124; [2003] WASCA 263 Wardley Australia Ltd v McPharlin (1984) 3 BPR 9500 Xenos v Wickham (1867) LR 2 HL 296 Category: Principal judgment Parties: GC Leasing Sydney Pty Ltd – Plaintiff / Cross Defendant Language Smart Pty Ltd –First Defendant / Cross Claimant Shivam Bhalla – Second Defendant Representation: Counsel: Ms E. Keynes of Counsel, for the Plaintiff Mr. V. Mishra, Solicitor, for the Defendants