The Owners - Strata Plan No 51077 v Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd & Anor [2014] NSWSC 1761

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners - Strata Plan No 51077 v Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd & Anor [2014] NSWSC 1761 Hearing dates: 5 December 2014 Decision date: 10 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: Leave granted to amend List Statement Catchwords: [PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE] - application to amend List Statement - whether there is utility in granting leave - whether the claim as amended is so untenable that it cannot be sustained Legislation Cited: Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (Vic) Home Building Act 1989 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 Cases Cited: Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 [2014] HCA 36; (2014) 313 ALR 408 Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Moorabool Shire Council v Taitapanui [2006] VSCA 30; (2006) 14 VR 55 The Owners - SP69567 v Landson Alliance Australia [2014] NSWSC 1592 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: The Owners - Strata Plan No 51077 (Plaintiff) Meriton Apartments Pty Ltd ACN 000 644 888 (1st Defendant) Micos Aluminium Pty Ltd ACN 000 351 128 (2nd Defendant) Representation: Counsel: F Corsaro SC/M Auld (Plaintiff) SR Donaldson SC/DA Moujalli (1st Defendant) L Shipway (2nd Defendant) Solicitors: Bannermans Lawyers (Plaintiff) General Counsel Meriton Group (1st Defendant) Cara Marasco & Co (2nd Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/283477