Heather v Taylor Building Industries Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 968

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Heather v Taylor Building Industries Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 968 Hearing dates: 10 July 2023 Date of orders: 18 August 2023 Decision date: 18 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Rees J Decision: Stay refused. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – Grosvenor or Brodyn stay – couple enter into contract for home renovation – payment claim for variations – adjudication determination and judgment in favour of builder – principles at [45]-[46] – cashflow problems natural consequence of principal withholding payment – not satisfied of "certainty" that judgment sum not recoverable if plaintiffs succeed in substantive proceedings. Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999 (NSW), s 20(2B) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), s 42A Cases Cited: A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd v Ceerose Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 144 Bellerive Homes Pty Ltd v FW Projects Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1435 Brocklands Pty Ltd v Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] TASSC 37 Ceerose Pty Ltd v A-Civil Aust Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1487 Grosvenor Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd (in Administration) v Musico [2004] NSWSC 344 Hakea Holdings Pty Ltd v Denham Constructions Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1120 Pheonix Builders Pty Ltd v Deca Australia Pty Ltd: [2021] NSWSC 581 Shade Systems Pty Ltd v Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 33 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Andrew Heather (First Plaintiff) Vera Heather (Second Plaintiff) Taylor Building Industries Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr H Fielder (Plaintiffs) Mr J Horowitz (Defendant)