Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd v Cosmas Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 406

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd v Cosmas Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 406 Hearing dates: 5 April 2016 Decision date: 11 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Summary judgment refused Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for summary judgment – statement in practice note that such applications will not generally be entertained in the Commercial and Technology and Construction Lists – questions of construction – whether appropriate to resolve conflicting lines of authority or matters of discretion on summary judgment application Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 1999 (NSW) Practice Note SC Eq 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Pty Ltd v Donnelly [2012] NSWSC 1615 BBC Hardware Limited v GT Homes Pty Ltd [1997] 2 Qd R General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 King Investment Solutions Pty Ltd v Hussain [2005] NSWSC 1076 Matthews v Goodday (1861) 31 LJ Ch 282 Melbourne Tramways Trust v Melbourne Tramways & Omnibus Co Ltd (1887) 13 VLR 487 Sood v Christianos [2008] NSWSC 1087 Tennant v Trenchard (1869) LR 4 Ch 537 United Builders Pty Ltd v Mutual Acceptance Ltd (1979) 4 ACLR 176 Wenkart v Pantzer [2013] FCAFC 81 Williams v Calivil Park Holstein Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 389 Yarrangah Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [1999] NSWSC 97; (1999) 9 BPR 17,061 Texts Cited: E Sykes and S Walker, The Law of Securities, (1st ed (1962), 2nd ed (1973), 3rd ed (1978), 4th ed (1986), 5th ed (1993), Lawbook Co.) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/Applicant) Cosmas Pty Limited (Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Ashhurst SC with L Corbett (Plaintiff/Applicant) D T Miller SC with D Macfarlane (Defendant/Respondent)