The Owners – Strata Plan No. 82089 v Omaya Holding Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 992

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No. 82089 v Omaya Holding Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 992 Hearing dates: 18 July 2024 Date of orders: 09 August 2024 Decision date: 09 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: McGrath J Decision: (1) Amendment of pleadings made of court's own motion to correct an obvious error. (2) Strike-out application upheld for identified paragraphs with leave to the plaintiff to replead. (3) Application for summary dismissal and balance of notice of motion dismissed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — application for summary dismissal or strike out of pleadings — leave sought to withdraw alleged admissions in list response — where alleged admissions arise in part from obvious error in list response — court's power to make amendment to facilitate just, quick and cheap resolution of real issues in dispute — finding that alleged admissions not truly admissions — General Steel test not met — no summary dismissal — finding that part of pleadings embarrassing and liable to be struck out Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2000 (NSW) s 34(2) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56(1), 56(2), 57, 58, 64 Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) s 37(1) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) ss 3A, 18B, 18D Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 12.6, 13.4, 14.28 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Agius v New South Wales [2001] NSWCA 371 Agusta Pty Limited v Provident Capital Limited (2012) 16 BPR 30,397; [2012] NSWSCA 26 Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Banque Commerciale SA (in liq) v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Batistatos v Roads & Traffic Authority New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 CGU Insurance Ltd v Blakeley (2016) 259 CLR 339; [2016] HCA 2 Dickens v New South Wales (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 485 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Gould v Mount Oxide Mines Ltd (1916) 22 CLR 490; [1916] HCA 81 GR v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2023] NSWCA 239 Grygiel v Baine [2005] NSWCA 218 Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd v Naaman (2023) 12 NSWLR 318; [2023] NSWCA 214 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Naaman v Jaken Properties Australia Pty Ltd [2024] HCASL 21 NM Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Limited [2010] NSWSC 969 Penthouse Publications Ltd v McWilliam (Court of Appeal (NSW), Priestley and Meagher JJA and Wardell AJA, 15 March 1991, unrep) Shaw v State of New South Wales (2012) 219 IR 87; [2012] NSWCA 102 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian (2014) 17 BPR 33,717; [2014] NSWCA 405 Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan No. 82089 (Plaintiff) Omaya Holding Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Arinson Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Omaya Investments Pty Ltd (Third Defendant/ Second Cross-Claimant) BSM Holdings Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) Integrated Design Group Pty Ltd (First Cross-Defendant) Bernie Cohen & Associates Pty Ltd trading as Essential Certifiers (Second Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Mobellan (Plaintiff) F Corsaro SC (Defendants/Cross-Claimants)