IWD No 2 Pty Ltd v Level Orange Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1394

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: IWD No 2 Pty Ltd v Level Orange Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1394 Hearing dates: 6 & 15 November 2012 Decision date: 20 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Leave to amend granted Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - pleadings - amendment

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION - construction contract - determination by adjudicator - natural justice Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Chase Oyster Bar v Hamo Industries [2010] NSWCA 190; (2010) 78 NSWLR 393 Cropper v Smith (1884) 26 Ch D 700 Dennis v Australian Broadcasting Corporation [2008] NSWCA 37 Estate Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Barclay Mowlem Construction Limited (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal, McColl JA, 26 July 2004) Grosvenor Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd (in administration) v Musico [2004] NSWSC 344 John Goss Projects Pty Ltd v Leighton Contractors [2006] NSWSC 798; (2006) 66 NSWLR 707 State of Queensland v JL Holdings Pty Ltd [1997] HCA 1; (1997) 189 CLR 146 Trysams Pty Ltd v Club Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 399 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: IWD No 2 Pty Limited (ACN 109 910 358) (plaintiff) Level Orange Pty Limited (ACN 133 786 437) (first defendant) Philip Martin (second defendant) Adjudicate Today Pty Limited (ACN 109 605 021) (third defendant) Registrar General of New South Wales (fourth defendant) Representation: Counsel: I G B Roberts SC (plaintiff) M Christie SC with A R R Vincent (first defendant) Solicitors: Sparke Helmore (plaintiff) Salim Rutherford Lawyers (first defendant) File Number(s): SC 2012/313669 Publication restriction: Nil