KCL Developments Pty Limited v TQM Design & Construct Pty Limited & Ors [2011] NSWSC 780

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: KCL Developments Pty Limited v TQM Design & Construct Pty Limited & Ors [2011] NSWSC 780 Hearing dates: 22/07/2011 Decision date: 22 July 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Technology and Construction List Before: Einstein J Decision: The application is dismissed with costs Catchwords: Application for strike out of pleadings - UCPR r14.28 - Evidence in strike out proceedings - Refusal to determine merits in application for strike out - Strictness in entertaining strike out applications in Technology and Construction List Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW). Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1992) 176 CLR 1 Fidelitas Shipping Co Ltd v V/O Exportchleb [1966] 1 QB 630 GR Securities Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Harris v Caladine, In the Marriage of (1991) 172 CLR 84 Kell & Rigby Holdings Pty Ltd v Lindsay Bennelong Developments Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 777 McCann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd (2000) 203 CLR 579 Nicholas v The Queen (1998) 72 ALJR 456 Polyukhovich v Commonwealth of Australia (War Crimes Case) (1991) 172 CLR 501 Nolan, Re; Ex parte Young (1991) 172 CLR 460 R v Trade Practices Tribunal; Ex parte Tasmanian Breweries Pty Ltd (1970) 123 CLR 361 Remmington v Scoles [1897] 2 Ch 1 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 X (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council [1995] 2 AC 633 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: KCL Developments Pty Limited (Plaintiff) TQM Design & Construct Pty Limited (First Defendant) Mark Taouk (Second Defendant) Maroun Taouk (Third Defendant) Lyall Dix (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr F Hicks (Plaintiff) Ms V Culkoff (First and Third Defendants) Solicitors: Newhouse and Arnold Solicitors (Plaintiff) Orsini Solicitors (First and Third Defendants) File Number(s): 2010/345384