Max Cooper v Booth [2003] NSWSC 929

Reported Decision : 47 ACSR 696

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Max Cooper v Booth [2003] NSWSC 929 HEARING DATE(S) : 04/09/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 November 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Master Macready at 1 DECISION : Paragraph 35

CATCHWORDS : Corporations Law. Application to set aside statutory demand. Demand based upon judgment pursuant to an adjudicator's determination under the Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999. Whether a contractural ofsetting claim can be used to set aside the demand. Estoppel whether adjudicator's decision give rise to res judicata. Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 LEGISLATION CITED : Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Bill 2002 Corporations Act 2001 Edge Technology Pty Ltd v Lite-On Technology Corp (2000) 18 ACLC 576 Goldspar Australia Pty Ltd v KWA Design Group Pty Ltd (1999) 17 ACLC 456) Chadwick Industries (South Coast) Pty Ltd v Condensing Vaporisers Pty Ltd (1994) 13 ACSR 37. Macleay Nominees Pty Ltd v Belle Property East Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 743 Musico v Davenport & Ors [2003] NSWSC 977 CASES CITED : Modern Engineering v Gilbert-Ash [1974] A.C. 689 at 717-718 Patstras v Commonwealth (1996) 9 FLR 152 Parist Holdings Pty Ltd v WT Partnership Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 365 Beckhaus v Brewarrina Council [2002] NSWSC 960 McGregor v Telford [1915] 3 KB 237 " PARTIES : Max Cooper & Sons (Builders) Pty Limited v M & E Booth & Sons Pty Limited FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2684/2003 COUNSEL : Mr J.B. Conomy for plaintiff Mr L.J. Aitken for defendant SOLICITORS : Sachs Gerace Lawyers for plaintiff Cutler Hughes & Harris for defendant