Bazos and Anor v Doman and Ors [2001] NSWCA 347

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Bazos and Anor v Doman and Ors [2001] NSWCA 347 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40160/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 August 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 October 2001

PARTIES : Peter Bazos and Susan Bazos - Appellants Fredreick Spencer Howe Doman, Alastair Doman, T A Doman & Co Pty Limited, Margaret Campbell (t/as Yadlamalka Properties) - Respondents JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Stein JA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 601/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Bowden ADCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M R Gracie - Appellants A S Martin SC - Respondents SOLICITORS : Bowen & Gerathy - Appellants Craddock Murray Newman - Respondents CATCHWORDS : PROPERTY LAW - commercial lease - non-payment of rent - guarantors - rehearing of arbitration - whether final order or judgment entered - s49(1) District Court Act - Anshun estoppel - D LEGISLATION CITED : District Court Act 1973 Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Boles v Esanda Finance Corporation (1989) 18 NSWLR 666 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 57 FCR 287 Gibbs v Kinna [1999] 2 VR 19 Jelson (Estates) Ltd v Harvey [1983] 1 WLR 1401 Ling v Commonwealth (1996) 139 ALR 159 CASES CITED: Macquarie Bank Ltd v National Mutual Life Association (1996) 40 NSWLR 543 Onerati v Phillips Constructions Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 730 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Rahme v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Unreported, NSWCA 20 December 1991) Securum Finance Ltd v Ashton [2001] Ch 291 Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Effem Foods Pty Ltd (1992) 108 ALR 335 Yat Tung Investment Co Ltd v Dao Heng Bank Ltd [1975] AC 581 (PC) DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs