Fordham Laboratories Pty Limited v Sor & Anor [2011] NSWSC 706

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Fordham Laboratories Pty Limited v Sor & Anor [2011] NSWSC 706 Hearing dates: 6 May 2011 Decision date: 08 July 2011 Before: Price J Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Appeal allowed. The judgment of Bradd LCM delivered on 3 September 2010 be set aside. The matter is remitted back to Bradd LCM to be heard and determined according to law. The first respondent (Kim-Po Sor) and the second respondent (Vattanak Im) are to pay the applicant's (Fordham Laboratories Pty Limited) costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: RETAIL LEASES - section 68 - Retail Leases Act -whether mediation is a condition precedent to commencing proceedings. Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 Retail Leases Act 1994 Supreme Court Act 1970 Cases Cited: Bigdale Pty Ltd T/as Enigma at the Royal Motor Yacht & Anor v Royal Yacht Club of NSW Port Hacking Branch [2010] NSWSC 1196 GPT Management Ltd v Spa Heaven Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1043 McDonald's Australia Limited v Challenger Property Nominees Pty Limited [2003] NSWSC 963 Musgrave v Greenfields Mountain Pty Ltd and Anor [2002] NSWSC 668 Oriental Carpet Department Store Pty Ltd v Supacenta Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 783; (2003) 11 BPR 21 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 The Queen against Moore and Others; Ex parte The New South Wales Public Service Professional Officers' Association [1984] HCA 45; (1984) 154 CLR 1 Ticehurst v Cross [2005] NSWSC 574; (2006) NSW ConvR 56-136 Western Australia Bank v Royal Insurance Co [1908] HCA 11 Wilson v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 198 Wilson v Sydney Markets Ltd (No 3) [2010] NSW ADT 215 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Fordham Laboratories Pty Limited (Applicant) Kim-Po Sor (First Respondent) Vattanak Im (Second Respondent) Representation: I Hemmings (Applicant) B Pluznyk (First Respondent) D Carbone (Second Respondent) McDermott & Associates (Applicant) Demitrios Pserras Pserras Lawyers (First Respondent) Dominic Carbone Sydney Law Practice (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/325887