Wan v Daoud Building Group Pty Ltd; Daoud Building Group Pty Ltd v Wan [2024] NSWCATCD 39

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Wan v Daoud Building Group Pty Ltd; Daoud Building Group Pty Ltd v Wan [2024] NSWCATCD 39 Hearing dates: 1 November 2023 Date of orders: 21 March 2024 Decision date: 25 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: Dr K George, General Member Decision: 1. On or before 21 April 2024 Chi Wai Stephen Wan and Kam Kwan Fung are to pay Daoud Building Group Pty Ltd the amount of $2,317.00. 2. Application 2023/00393744 is otherwise dismissed. 3. Application 2023/00377029 is otherwise dismissed. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION---Home building--- Variations to contract --- quantum meruit --- Assessment of damages---Adequacy of evidence of loss Legislation Cited: Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Home Building Regulation 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Beechwood Homes (NSW) Pty Ltd v Hassos [2023] NSWCATAP 184 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Coshott Family Pty Ltd v Lyons [2022] NSWCA 216 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton (2012) 246 CLR 498; [2012] HCA 7 Hartley v McRae [2018] NSWCATCD 31 In the Matter of Hillsea Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1152 Liebe v Molloy (1906) 4 CLR 347 Middleton v Wrona [2023] NSWCATAP 158 Middleton v Wrona [2023] NSWCATAP 158 Pollock v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2022] NSWSC 923 Rekrut and Scott v Champion Homes Sales Pty Ltd; Champion Homes Sales Pty Ltd v Rekrut and Scott [2017] NSWCATAP 187 Roude v Helwani [2020] NSWCA 310 Sabouni v Revelop Building and Developments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 31 SDL Project Solutions Pty Ltd v Kim; Kim v SDL Project Solutions Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCATCD 10 Update Constructions Pty Ltd v Rozelle Child Care Centre Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 251 Xu v Jinhong Design & Constructions Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 277 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Chi Wai Stephen Wan and Kam Kwan Fung (applicant/ cross respondent)