Azzi v Phillips [2016] NSWDC 40

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Azzi v Phillips [2016] NSWDC 40 Hearing dates: 23-25 February and 23-24 March 2016; written submissions to 1 April 2016 Date of orders: 05 April 2016 Decision date: 05 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiffs. (2) Liberty to the parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting the mathematically agreed calculation of the claims for each plaintiff and interest thereon. (3) Judgment for the cross-defendants against the cross-claimant on the cross-claim. (4) Defendant/cross-claimant pay plaintiffs/cross-defendants' costs. (5) Liberty to restore in relation to interest and costs. (6) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: CONTRACT – loan agreements – written loan agreements entered into after payments made – whether monies paid are loans or payments for services rendered by the defendant – defendant asserts written contracts are void for lack of consideration – defendant cross-claims for breach of contract, accounts stated, estoppel by representation, quantum meruit and misleading and deceptive conduct – fact-finding and issues of credit Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law (Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2), s 4 Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2003 (NSW), s 55 Cases Cited: Aneve Pty Ltd v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2005] NSWCA 441 Ballard v Multiplex Limited [2012] NSWSC 426 BBB Constructions Pty Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1352 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Mahommed (2007) 278 ALR 335 Citigroup Pty Ltd v CrediProtect Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1054 Dunwoodie v Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd (formerly NSW Teachers Credit Union Ltd) [2014] NSWCA 24 Falke v Scottish Imperial Assurance Co (1886) 34 Ch D 234 Harbour Port Consulting Pty Ltd v NSW Maritime [2011] NSWSC 813 HM&O Investments Pty Ltd v Ingram [2012] NSWSC 958 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets (No 6) (2007) 63 ACSR 1 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (in liq) (2008) 232 CLR 635 McGlen-McLeod v Galloway [2012] NSWCA 368 McLean Tecnic Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd [2005] NSWSC 386 Moukhayber v Camden Timber and Hardware Co Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 58 Pan Ocean Shipping Co Ltd v Creditcorp Ltd [1994] 1 All E R 470 Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221 Philips v Tower Australia Ltd [2007] NSWSC 946 Sun Earth Homes Pty Ltd v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1993) 45 FCR 265 Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 1884 (QB) Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphafarm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 Vasco Investment Managers Limited v Morgan Stanley Australia Limited [2014] VSC 530 Walton Construction Pty Ltd v Illawarra Hotel Company Pty Ltd (2012) 28 BCL 202 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 Woolworths Ltd v Perrins [2015] QCA 207 Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant: Antonio Azzi Second Plaintiff/ Second Cross-Defendant: Tony Azzi (Automobiles) Pty Ltd (ACN 069 526 281) Third Plaintiff/Third Cross-Defendant: Harissa Pty Ltd (ACN 069 461 605) Defendant/Cross-Claimant: Nicholas Phillips Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants: Mr A Paterson Defendant/Cross-Claimant: Mr J Zmood