Wooding v Eastoe [2006] NSWSC 277

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Wooding v Eastoe [2006] NSWSC 277

HEARING DATE(S) : 27/02/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 12 April 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

DECISION : Proceedings dismissed with costs. The adjudicator's decision stands

CATCHWORDS : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW [22]- Jurisdictional error- Statutory adjudicator- Error in wrongly determining contracting parties does not vitiate decision. EQUITY [20]- Equitable assignment- Necessity for plain words eliciting clear intention- Equitable assignment of development property does not alter the parties to the contract concerning that property- Statutory adjudicator cannot consider questions of equity.

LEGISLATION CITED : Building & Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)

Brodyn Pty Ltd v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Coordinated Construction Co Pty Ltd v J M Hargreaves (NSW) Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 385 Ex parte Hulin; Re Gillespie (1965) 65 SR (NSW) 31 Integrated Computer Services Pty Ltd v Digital Equipment Corp (Aust) Pty Ltd (1988) 5 BPR 11,110 (CA) Kekewich v Manning (1851) 1 De GM & G 176; 42 ER 519 CASES CITED : Parisienne Basket Shoes Pty Ltd v Whyte (1937) 59 CLR 369 Quadling v Robinson (1976) 137 CLR 192 Shepherd v The Commissioner of Taxation (1965) 113 CLR 385 Tolhurst v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1900) Ltd [1902] 2 KB 660 Transgrid v Siemens Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 521 William Brandt's Sons & Co v Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd [1905] AC 454

Gary Wooding (P) PARTIES : Brian Eastoe (D1) Maitland Fabrications Pty Limited (D2)