New Price Retail Services Pty Limited and Anor v David Hanna [2014] NSWSC 553

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: New Price Retail Services Pty Limited and Anor v David Hanna [2014] NSWSC 553 Hearing dates: 28, 29, 30 April 2014 Decision date: 09 May 2014 Before: Sackar J Decision: See Paragraph [197] Catchwords: PROCEDURE - adoption of report of referee - allegation of breach of procedural fairness - allegation of apprehended or actual bias - where allegation founded on communications between referee and one party - nature of those communications - whether breach occurred in circumstances where complaining party instrumental in determining regime of reference and engaged in similar communications - whether any breach waived - whether any errors sufficient to prevent adoption of report - whether reconciliation of certain account occurred and effect of any such reconciliation. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd v CPC Energy Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 228 BestCare Foods v Origin Energy [2012] NSWSC 574 Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1302 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Laurie (2011) 242 CLR 283 Carbotech-Australia Limited v Yates [2008] NSWSC 540 Ceccattini v ICM 2000 Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 357 Chocolate Factory Apartments v Westpoint Finance [2005] NSWSC 784 Corbett Court Pty Limited v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1163 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Escobar v Spindaleri (1986) 7 NSWLR 51 Guillot Enterprises (LE) Pty Ltd v Twin Disc (Pacific) Pty Ltd [2009] VSC 69 Illawarra Hotel Company Pty Ltd v Walton Construction Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 6 MH6 v Mental Health Review Board [2009] VSCA 184; (2009) 25 VR 382 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls & Ors (2011) 244 CLR 427 Minister for Immigration v SZFDE (2006) 154 FCR 365 New South Wales v Bovis Lend Lease Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1045 Owners Strata Plan 57504 v Building Insurers' Guarantee Corp [2008] NSWSC 1022 Percerep v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 86 FCR 483 Re JRL; ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Rouvinetis v Knoll [2013] NSWCA 24 Ryde City Council v Tourtouras [2007] NSWCA 218 Sangain Pty Limited v Italform Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 74 Seven Sydney v Fuji Xerox [2004] NSWSC 902 Smits v Roach (2006) 227 CLR 423 SZFDE v Minister for Immigration (2007) 232 CLR 189 Thompson v Ludwig (1991) 37 IR 437 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 Xuereb v Viola (1989) 18 NSWLR 453 Texts Cited: N/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: New Price Retail Services Pty Limited - first plaintiff Priceline Pty Limited - second plaintiff David Hanna - defendant Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs - M Condon SC Defendant - self represented Solicitors: Holman Webb - plaintiffs Self represented - defendant File Number(s): 2010/356948