IWD No 2 Pty Ltd v Level Orange Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1439

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: IWD No 2 Pty Ltd v Level Orange Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1439 Hearing dates: 6 & 15 November 2012 Decision date: 27 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Determination affirmed Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION - adjudication - jurisdictional error - construction contract - guarantee - indemnity Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Brodyn Pty Ltd v Davenport [2004] NSWCA 394; (2004) 61 NSWLR 421 Fifty Property Investments Pty Ltd v O'Mara [2006] NSWSC 428 IWD No 2 Pty Ltd v Level Orange Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1394 Machkevitch v Andrew Building Constructions [2012] NSWSC 546 Okaroo Pty Ltd v Vos Construction and Joinery Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 45 Olbourne v Excell Building Corp Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 349 Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Maloney [1988] HCA 11; (1988) 166 CLR 245 Walton Construction (Qld) Pty Ltd v Salce [2008] QSC 235 Woolworths Ltd v Pallas Newco Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 422; (2004) 61 NSWLR 707 Texts Cited: O'Donovan, Modern Contract of Guarantee Category: Principal judgment 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