Edmonds v Barrington Winstanley Group Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 166

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Edmonds v Barrington Winstanley Group Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 166 Hearing dates: 29 June 2023 Date of orders: 24 July 2023 Decision date: 24 July 2023 Before: Meagher JA [1]; Leeming JA [2]; Stern JA [3]. Decision: (1) Pursuant to UCPR r 51.16(1)(c), time for filing the notice of appeal is extended to 13 October 2022. (2) Grant leave to the first appellant under s 5 of the Felons (Civil Proceedings) Act 1981 (NSW) to institute this appeal to the extent such leave is necessary. (3) The notice of motion filed 19 June 2023, seeking to rely upon further evidence, should be refused. (4) The appeal is dismissed. (5) The respondent file and serve written submissions on costs, limited to two pages, within seven days of the date of these orders. The appellants then to file and serve written submissions in response, again limited to two pages, within fourteen days of the date of these orders. Catchwords: APPEALS – procedure – whether denial of procedural fairness in refusal of appellants' adjournment application – appellants given reasonable opportunity to be heard – no denial of procedural fairness APPEALS – further evidence – where appellant sought to raise arguments under Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW) not made at trial – leave to rely on further evidence in support of new argument – arguments raise issues of fact – leave refused DEED – construction – deed to be understood objectively having regard to commercial purpose and object Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth), s 12DMA Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 (NSW), s 8 Felons (Civil Proceedings) Act 1981 (NSW), ss 4-5 Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW), s 57 National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A(8) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.16(1)(c) Cases Cited: Application of Malcolm Huntley Potier [2012] NSWCA 222 Charlton v National Australia Bank Limited [2021] NSWCA 111 Chen v Zhang [2009] NSWCA 202 Clark v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 13 Constantinidis v Equititrust [2010] NSWSC 299 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd (2017) 261 CLR 544; [2017] HCA 12 Ford v Simes [2009] NSWCA 351 Harker-Mortlock v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2019] NSWCA 56 HT v R (2019) 269 CLR 403; [2019] HCA 40 Metwally v University of Wollongong [1985] HCA 28; (1985) 60 ALR 68 Mr D v Ms P [2020] NSWCA 174 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] HCA 35 Waller v Hargraves Secured Investments Ltd (2012) 245 CLR 311; [2012] HCA 4 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sandra Edmonds (First Appellant) David Edmonds (Second Appellant) Barrington Winstanley Group Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr L Smits (Sol) (Appellants) Mr M R Pesman SC and Mr F Salama (Respondent)