Permanent Custodians Limited v Geagea (No 4) [2016] NSWSC 934

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Permanent Custodians Limited v Geagea (No 4) [2016] NSWSC 934 Hearing dates: 16 July 2015 Date of orders: 07 July 2016 Decision date: 07 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Leave is granted to the fourth to sixth defendants to re-open to argue apportionment;

(2) The damages assessed on the basis of a breach of warranty of authority were not, in the circumstances of this claim, apportionable;

(3) The plaintiff will bring in short minutes of an order reflecting the judgments of the Court in this matter within 7 days of the delivery of this judgment. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to re-open proceedings after reasons for judgment had issued but before entry of judgment – whether economic loss for breach of warranty of authority is apportionable claim under Civil Liability Act – application to re-open granted – economic loss not able to be apportioned. Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Fair Trading Act 1987 Cases Cited: Adams (Deputy Federal Commissioner of Taxation (Victoria)) v Chas. S. Watson Pty Ltd [1938] HCA 37; (1938) 60 CLR 545 Alramadan v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (No 2) [2008] NSWCCA 69 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) [1993] HCA 6; (1993) 176 CLR 300 Brown v Brown [1993] 31 NSWLR 582 Collen v Wright (1857) 8 E. & B. 647; (1857) 27 L. J. (Q.B.) 215 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1 Dartberg Pty Ltd v Wealthcare Financial Planning Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1216; (2007) 164 FCR 450; (2007) 244 ALR 552 Elliott v the Queen; Blessington v the Queen [2007] HCA 51; (2007) 234 CLR 38 Gosling v Gaskell [1897] AC 575 Khan v Hadid (No 3) [2008] NSWSC 819 Lee v Irons [1958] VR 436 Leggo v Brown & Dureau Ltd [1923] HCA 19; (1923) 32 CLR 95 Permanent Custodians Limited v Geagea [2014] NSW SC 562 Permanent Custodians Limited v Geagea (No 3) [2014] NSW SC 1489 Pittalis and Another v Grant and Another [1989] 2 All ER 622 Podrebersek v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 34; (1985) 59 ALJR 492 Reinhold v New South Wales Lotteries Corporation (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 187; (2008) NSWLR 762 Teoh v Minister for Immigration, Local Government & Ethnic Affairs (1994) 49 FCR 409; (1994) 121 ALR 436 Collen v Wright (1857) 8 E. & B. 647; (1857) 27 L. J. (Q.B.) 215 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Permanent Custodians Limited (Plaintiff/Respondent) Tony Geagea (First Defendant) Charbel Geagea (Second Defendant) David Geagea (Third Defendant) Phillip Howard Symonds (Fourth Defendant/First Applicant) Christopher James Swanson (Fifth Defendant/Second Applicant) Terence Edmund Ledlin (Sixth Defendant/Third Applicant) Representation: Counsel: M Ashhurst SC/S Docker (Plaintiff/Respondent) No Appearance (First, Second and Third Defendants) G Watson SC/J Downing (Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Defendants/First, Second and Third Applicants)