Rahman v Zeaiter [2024] NSWSC 1082

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rahman v Zeaiter [2024] NSWSC 1082 Hearing dates: 11 July 2024 Date of orders: 21 August 2024 Decision date: 26 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders: (1) The leave to appeal is refused (2) The summons dated 5 December 2023 is dismissed. (4) The decision of the Appeal Panel dated 21 June 2023 is affirmed. (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs assessed as a gross sum of $6,728.08 Catchwords: APPEAL – Tribunal Decision – Residential Tenancy Agreement – Residential Proceeding – Calderbank offer – NCAT Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 41, 80, 83(1) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW), rr 3, 25(4)(b) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56(1), 57(1)(d), 60, 80(2), 98, cl 12 of sch 4 s 80(2), cl 12 of sch 4 Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) ss 33, 63, 65, 89(5) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.1, 42.15A, 98.45 Cases Cited: BHP Billiton Ltd v Dunning [2013] NSWCA 421 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd t/as Bennetts Green Bowl [1995] NSWCA 69 Cat Media Pty Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2006] NSWSC 790 Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust (No. 26) [2014] NSWSC Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 David v Langham [2021] NSWCATAP 360 Ghougassian v Fairfax Community Newspapers Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 307 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Jackson v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 22 Jaycar Pty Ltd v Lombardo [2011] NSWCAS 284 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission [2012] NSWCA 276 Lewis and Smyth v Rejko Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCATAP 186 Liang v University of Technology Sydney (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 1705 McKerlie v Leeser [2023] NSWCATAP 112 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Seymour v Wu [2021] NJSWCATAP 289 Zelden v Sewell [2011] NSWCA 56 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fahmid Rahman (Plaintiff) Charlie Zeaiter (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Self-Represented (Plaintiff) F.G Di Lizia (Defendant)