Cassaniti v Ruse NSW Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 285

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cassaniti v Ruse NSW Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 285 Hearing dates: 26 October 2017 Date of orders: 26 October 2017 Decision date: 06 November 2017 Before: McColl JA at [1]; Meagher JA at [1]; Emmett AJA at [1] Decision: Leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – leave to appeal – whether circumstances in favour of granting leave to appeal – where question of fact not decided on separate determination also arises on trial of remaining issues – where that question subject to limited evidence on separate determination – where findings of fraud made on separate question although not pleaded or relevant – leave to appeal refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: American Home Assurance Co v Ampol Refineries Limited (1987) 10 NSWLR 13 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Limited (1999) 198 CLR 334; [1999] HCA 9 Breskvar v Wall (1971) 126 CLR 376 Cassaniti v Ruse NSW Pty Limited [2017] NSWSC 499 David Syme & Co Ltd v Lloyd [1984] 3 NSWLR 346 Fidelitas Shipping Co Ltd v V/O Exportchleb [1966] 1 QB 630 Frazer v Walker [1967] 1 AC 569 Gerlach v Clifton Bricks Pty Limited (2002) 209 CLR 478; [2002] HCA 22 Nadinic v Drinkwater [2017] NSWCA 114 Young v Hones [2014] NSWCA 337 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ivana Cassaniti (First Applicant) Gino Cassaniti (Second Applicant) Ruse NSW Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Armstrong Scalisi Holdings Pty Limited (Second Respondent) Raptor (Aust) Pty Ltd (Third Respondent) Leumeah (NSW) Pty Ltd (Fourth Respondent) Newton Road WP Pty Ltd (Fifth Respondent) David Salvatore Cassaniti (Sixth Respondent) Sam Peter Cassaniti (Seventh Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J E Thomson, K J Young (Applicants) M A Ashhurst SC, L D Corbett (Respondents)