Futhem Pty Ltd v Mills [2012] NSWDC 127

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Futhem Pty Ltd v Mills [2012] NSWDC 127 Hearing dates: 21 August 2012 Decision date: 21 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Defendant called three times outside Court 16C at 10:20am - no appearance. (2) Defendant called three times outside Court 13D at 10:39am - no appearance. (3) Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $60,999.97 inclusive of costs. (4) Judgment to be entered forthwith. (5) Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the notice of motion. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - consent orders - construction of terms of settlement - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 73 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 73 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 80 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 5(1)(b) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 7.29, 36.1, 36.1A, 36.11, 36.15 Cases Cited: Baxter v Obacelo Pty Ltd (2001) 205 CLR 635 Byrd and Byrd & Ors [2010] FamCA 547 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 Jameson v Central Electricity Generating Board [2000] 1 AC 455 Jell v Jell [2009] FamCA 960 Kirk v Martens [2008] FamCA 596 Mills v Futhem Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 252 Nau v Kemp & Associates Pty Ltd t/as Active Working Solutions (2010) 77 NSWLR 687 S. Hoffnung & Co Ltd v Hesky [1977] 2 NSWLR 669 Simpson-Cook v Delaforce [2009] NSWSC 357 Singh v Calvary Hospital ACT Inc (2008) 164 ACTR 44 Welke v Child Support Registrar (SSAT Appeal) [2011] FMCAfam 2 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW (LexisNexis Butterworth) Atkin's Court Forms (Evershed) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Futhem Pty Ltd Defendant: Jay Lynette Mills Representation: Plaintiff: Mr M Kriss Defendant: No appearance Plaintiff: King Legal Defendant: No appearance File Number(s): 2007/296556 Publication restriction: None