Nichols Constructions Pty Limited v Elphick [2015] NSWSC 1732

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nichols Constructions Pty Limited v Elphick [2015] NSWSC 1732 Hearing dates: 18 November 2015 Date of orders: 23 November 2015 Decision date: 23 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: That the questions raised by paras 28 to 40 and 47 to 48 of the cross claim and paras 20 to 26 of the defence be decided separately from and after all other issues in the proceedings. Catchwords: CIVIL – practice and procedure – separate question – whether appropriate – whether breach issues should be separated from all other issues Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-60; Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) National Credit Code 2011, s 79 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 1.21; 28.2 Cases Cited: Caltex Refineries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Stavar [2009] NSWCA 258; 75 NSWLR 649 CH v Bermingham [2013] NSWSC 1218 Codelfa Construction Pty Limited v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Clune [2008] NSWSC 1125 Integral Home Loans Pty Limited v Interstar Wholesale Finance Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 1464 New South Wales v Lepore [2003] HCA 4; 212 CLR 511 Nichols Constructions Pty Limited v Elphick [2015] NSWSC 940 Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 v Brookfield Multiplex [2012] NSWSC 1219 Southwell v Bennett [2010] NSWSC 1372 Tepco Pty Ltd v The Water Board (2001) 206 CLR 1 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Nichols Constructions Pty Limited (plaintiff) Vickie Maree Elphick (defendant) Representation: Counsel: R M Smith SC, D M Macfarlane (plaintiff) S E Gray, M Kalyk (defendant)