NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : The Owners - Strata Plan No 43551 Walter [2003] NSWSC 1177 HEARING DATE(S) : 07/11/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 December 2003
JURISDICTION: Equity Division Construction List JUDGMENT OF : Master Macready at 1 DECISION : The lot holders are necessary parties.
CATCHWORDS : Practice & Procedure- proper parties. Whether a lot holder in a strata plan is a necessary party to a claim in negligence against the builder of the building comprising the Strata Plan. Consideration of section 227 of the Strata Scheme Management Act 1996 and the powers of an Owners Corporation. Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609 Woollahra Municipal Council v Sved (1996) 40 NSWLR 101 at 139 Goulding v Kirby [2002] NSWCA 393 Proprietors Unit Plan No 95198 v Jiniess Pty Ltd [2000] NTSC 89 CASES CITED : Campbell v Pye (1954) 54 SR (NSW) 308 Gray v Pearson (1870) LR5CP 568 Netage Pty Ltd v Cantley (1985) 6 IPR 200 Proprietors of Strata Plan No 6522 v Furney (1976) 1 NSWLR 412 Margiz Pty Ltd v Proprietors of Strata Plan No 30234 BC9303923 SAS v Scott Carver [2003] NSWSC 1097 PARTIES : The Owners - Strata Plan No 43551 v Walter Construction Group Ltd FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55051 of 2001 COUNSEL : F. Corsaro SC & J. Young for plaintiff M.A. Pembroke SC & R. Dubler for defendant SOLICITORS : Andreones Pty Limited for plaintiff Corrs Chambers Westgarth for defendant
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