Todorovic v Moussa [2001] NSWCA 419

Reported Decision : 53 NSWLR 463

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Todorovic v Moussa [2001] NSWCA 419 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40418/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 November 2001

Appellant: Dragan Todorovic PARTIES : First Respondent: Charlie Moussa Second Respondent: Charlie Moussa & Sons Constructions Pty Ltd JUDGMENT OF : Powell JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Sperling J at 61

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 886/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Delaney DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: R McLoughlin SC/ R Hanlon Respondent: L King SC SOLICITORS : Appellant: Milena Mijatovich Respondent: Riley Gray Spencer CATCHWORDS : Judgment - Reasons for judgment - Inadequate reasons - Amendment to judgment after delivery of reasons - Impermissible LEGISLATION CITED : Construction Safety Act 1912 (NSW) District Court Rules 1973 (NSW) Pt 2A, r 7 Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in liq) (1999) 73 ALJR 306 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 CASES CITED: Palmer v Clarke (1989) 19 NSWLR 158 Liberty Investments Pty Limited v Sakatik Pty Limited (unreported, New South Wales Court of Appeal, 30 August 1996) Lam v Beesley (1992) 7 WAR 88 Bar-Mordecai v Rotman [2000] NSWCA 123 DPP v Shirvanian (1998) 44 NSWLR 129 Fuller v The Council of Wagga Wagga (unreported, High Court of Australia, special leave application S247/1999, 14 September 2001) DECISION : Appeal allowed