Isabella Shop Fitout & Design Pty Ltd v Tan Republic Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 192

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Isabella Shop Fitout & Design Pty Ltd v Tan Republic Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 192 Hearing dates: 20 March 2014 Decision date: 16 June 2014 Before: Beazley P; Emmett JA Decision: Summons seeking leave to appeal dismissed with costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: APPEAL - leave to appeal - applicable principles - whether applicant suffered injustice - where applicant's case on appeal inconsistent with applicant's evidence at trial

CONTRACTS - general contractual principles - parties - sham corporate entities

CORPORATIONS - identification of - Australian Business Numbers (ABNs) and Australian Company Numbers (ACNs) Cases Cited: Hudson v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 319 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission [2012] NSWCA 262 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Isabella Shop Fitout & Design Pty Limited (First Applicant) Bill Issa (Second Applicant) Tan Republic Pty Limited (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Johnson (Second Applicant) R Freeman (Respondent) Solicitors: Kazi Potolesi Lawyers (Second Applicant) Harbourside Legal Services (Respondent) File Number(s): 2013/371203 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9101 Date of Decision: 2013-06-21 00:00:00 Before: Gibson DCJ File Number(s): 2011/351285