Albanis v Eleftheriou [2014] NSWSC 416

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Albanis v Eleftheriou [2014] NSWSC 416 Hearing dates: 9 April 2014 Decision date: 09 April 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: (1) To the extent necessary the plaintiff be granted leave to appeal pursuant to s 40(2) of the Local Court Act 2007 (NSW). (2) The appeal be allowed. (3) The orders made by Magistrate Bradd on 26 November 2013 in proceedings number 2013/117169 dismissing the proceedings and ordering the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs on an indemnity basis be set aside. (4) The matter be remitted to the Local Court for determination in accordance with this Court's reasons. (5) Order that the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings in this Court. (6) Grant leave to the defendant to have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW), if he is otherwise qualified and eligible. Catchwords: LOCAL COURT APPEAL - jurisdiction of Local Court - claim in restitution following acceptance of repudiation - claim in restitution following rescission - whether "money claim". Legislation Cited: - Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 29, s 29A, s 30(1), s 39(1), s 40(2) - Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW), ss 4(2), 4(2A), 16, 38, 39, - Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Cases Cited: - Alati v Kruger (1955) 94 CLR 216 - Baltic Shipping Company v Dillon [1993] HCA 4; 176 CLR 344 - Coastal Estates Pty Ltd v Melevende [1965] VR 433 - Lagos v Grunwaldt [1910] 1 KB 41 - Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul [1987] HCA 5; 162 CLR 221 - Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Ltd [2001] HCA 68; 208 CLR 516 Texts Cited: - I.M. Jackman, The Varieties of Restitution, (1998, The Federation Press) - N.C. Sneddon and M.P. Ellinghans Cheshire & Fifoot's Law of Contract (9th Aust Ed, 2008, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Albanis (Plaintiff) Con Eleftheriou (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A. Moutasallem (Plaintiff) C.P. Heazlewood (Defendant) Solicitors: Ziman and Ziman Solicitors (Plaintiff) Andrews & Co Lawyers Pty Ltd (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/384953