The Owners Strata Plan 83737 v Michael Santangelo & Barbara Czajka Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 167

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners Strata Plan 83737 v Michael Santangelo & Barbara Czajka Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 167 Hearing dates: 26 February 2024 Date of orders: 26 February 2024 Decision date: 26 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Plaintiffs' motion dismissed; defendants' motion dismissed; costs to be costs in the cause Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – separate determination of questions – whether the amount of damages to which a party are entitled should be heard separately EVIDENCE – expert evidence – whether single party expert should be appointed Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: The Owners Strata Plan 83737 (First Plaintiff) Joseph Assaf (Second Plaintiff) Angela Assaf (Third Plaintiff) Michael Santangelo & Barbara Czajka Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Anthony Bonvino (Second Defendant) Maria Bonvino (Third Defendant) Michael Santangelo (Fourth Defendant) Barbara Santangelo (Fifth Defendant) Tradevco Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) Ferrocon (Aust) Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Weinberger (Plaintiffs) J P Knackstredt (Second and Third Defendants)