NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 v Brookfield Multiplex [2012] NSWSC 1219 Hearing dates: 06/09/2012; further written submissions 05/10/2012 Decision date: 10 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Technology and Construction List Before: McDougall J Decision: Judgment for first and second defendants with costs. Catchwords: [PROCEDURE] - civil - whether court should order the separate and prior determination of the question of the existence of a duty of care - all relevant factual material before the court.
[BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION] - strata titles - whether defendants owed a common law duty of care - whether duty of care alleged is inconsistent with principle - whether appropriate for a trial judge to determine a common law duty of care owed to an owners corporation - whether decision in Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609 is authority for the existence of a duty of care. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Astley v Austrust Ltd (1999) 197 CLR 1 Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609 Caltex Refineries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Stavar (2009) 75 NSWLR 649 The Owners-Strata Plan No 43551 v Walter Construction Group (2004) 62 NSWLR 169 Owners Corporation Strata Plan 72535 v Brookfield [2012] NSWSC 712 Stolfa v Owners Strata Plan 4366 [2010] NSWSC 1507 Tepko Pty Ltd v Water Board (2001) 206 CLR 1 Tyrell v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 40022 [2007] NSWCA 8 Young v Murphy [1996] 1 VR 279 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 (Plaintiff) Brookfield Multiplex Limited (ACN 008 687 063) (First Defendant) Multiplex Corporate Agency Pty Ltd (ACN 003 070 120) (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: F C Corsaro SC / P J Bambagiotti (Plaintiff) R G McHugh SC / T J Breakspear (Defendants) Solicitors: Grace Lawyers Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Gilbert + Tobin (Defendants) File Number(s): 2008/290669
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