Kwu v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 666

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kwu v State of New South Wales [2024] NSWSC 666 Hearing dates: 20 May 2024 Date of orders: 28 June 2024 Decision date: 28 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant in the amount of $200,000. (2) Order each party to pay his and its own costs of the proceedings, including the Amended Notice of Motion filed on 8 April 2024. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – Claim to enforce a settlement reached at mediation – Whether there was an immediately binding agreement reached at mediation – Intention of the parties. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Limitation Act 1969 Cases Cited: Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v K S Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 Barrier Wharfs Ltd v W Scott Fell & Co Ltd [1908] HCA 88; (1908) 5 CLR 647 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v GR Securities (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 BJP1 v Salesian Society (VIC) Inc [2021] NSWSC 241 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61; (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 GC NSW Pty Ltd v Galati [2020] NSWCA 326 GR Securities Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Howard Smith & Co Ltd v Varawa [1907] HCA 38; (1907) 5 CLR 68 Masters v Cameron [1954] HCA 72; (1954) 91 CLR 353 Pavlovic v Universal Music Australia Pty Limited [2015] NSWCA 313 Sinclair, Scott & Co v Naughton (1929) 43 CLR 310 Waugh v HB Clifford & Sons Ltd [1982] Ch 374, [1982] 1 All ER 1095 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohamad Kwu (P) State of New South Wales (D) Representation: Counsel: Self-Represented (P) N Polin SC (D)