Robinson v Construction & Design Australia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 314

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Robinson v Construction & Design Australia Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 314 Hearing dates: 2 September 2024 Date of orders: 20 December 2024 Decision date: 20 December 2024 Before: Payne JA at [1]; McHugh JA at [2]; Griffiths AJA at [3] Decision: The amended notice of appeal filed 24 July 2024 is dismissed, with costs. Catchwords: EVIDENCE — documentary evidence — proof of contents of documents — where parties agreed that certain specified documents would be treated as evidence of the contents, but not the truth of the matters set out in those documents — whether the primary judge erred in using those documents when making factual findings — where primary judge used those documents to corroborate or confirm other available evidence — where primary judge's fact finding process not inconsistent with the agreement between the parties BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION — Australian Consumer Law — misleading or deceptive conduct Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 – Australian Consumer Law, ss 18, 236, 237, 243 Cases Cited: ADC v White [2001] NSWCA 9 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 592; [2004] HCA 60 Demagogue Pty Limited v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 Doney v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 207; [1990] HCA 51 Harvard Nominees Pty Limited v Tiller (2020) 282 FCR 530; [2020] FCAFC 229 Mills v Walsh [2022] NSWCA 255 Schrader v Broach [2024] NSWCA 14 Texts Cited: JD Heydon, Cross on Evidence (14th Aust ed, 2024, LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Nerida Robinson (First Appellant) Mark Bowmer (Second Appellant) Construction & Design Australia Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Gerard Peter Turnbull (Second Respondent) Daniel John Turnbull (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Robertson SC / A Crossland (Appellants) M Klooster / M Waters (Respondents)