Owners Corporation SP 69106 v Impression Developer Pty Ltd (ACN 095 022 192) [2015] NSWDC 79

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Owners Corporation SP 69106 v Impression Developer Pty Ltd (ACN 095 022 192) [2015] NSWDC 79 Hearing dates: 22 April 2015 Date of orders: 22 April 2015 Decision date: 22 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) First defendant called outside Court 13D three times at 10:05am – no appearance. (2) Judgment for the plaintiff against the first defendant for the sum of $465,792.75, plus pre-judgment interest of $84,076.33 pursuant to s 101 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), totalling $549,869.08. (3) The first defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. (4) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: CONTRACT – breach of statutory warranty – jurisdiction – assessment of damages Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 101 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), ss 4(1) and 44(1) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 53 Cases Cited: Abbott v Klein [2015] NSWDC 45 Beynon v Wongala Holdings Pty Ltd (1999) 9 BPR 16,781 Forsyth v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2004) 62 NSWLR 132 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Owners Corporation SP 69106 First Defendant: Impression Developer Pty Ltd (ACN 095 022 192) Second Defendant: Lucky Developments Pty Ltd (ACN 054 849 786) Third Defendant: Vero Insurance Ltd (ACN 005 297 807) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Ms W Bure First Defendant: No appearance