Il Vizio Corp Pty Ltd v Cashflow Finance Australia Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 122

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Il Vizio Corp Pty Ltd v Cashflow Finance Australia Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 122 Hearing dates: 13 April 2018 Decision date: 08 June 2018 Before: Meagher JA at [1]; Ward JA at [2]; White JA at [134] Decision: (1) Appeal allowed with costs. (2) Set aside the judgment and orders made by Sorby ADCJ on 25 October 2017 and in lieu thereof enter judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $27,394.81. (3) Direct that the parties forward to each other and to Ward JA's associate within seven days any brief written submissions as to the costs of the proceedings in the District Court, with a view to this issue being dealt with on the papers. Catchwords: APPEALS – challenge to factual findings – failure to make express factual finding of delivery of goods the subject of disputed invoices – requirement to give reasons – inadequacy of reasons for any implicit finding of delivery

APPEALS – task of Court on appeal by way of rehearing – weight of evidence does not permit a factual finding of delivery Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 12 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 134(1)(b) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 69(2), 135(a) Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW), s 31 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.35 Cases Cited: Cashflow Finance Australia Pty Ltd v Il Vizio Corp Pty Ltd (District Court (NSW), R Sorby ADCJ, 25 October 2017, unrep) Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1; [1986] HCA 33 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472; [1993] HCA 78 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 In the Matter of Maiden Civil Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1618 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Obeid v Lockley [2018] NSWCA 71 Pickham v Binary Engineering Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 105 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Robinson Helicopter Company Inc v McDermott [2016] HCA 22; (2016) 90 ALJR 679 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Szeto v Situ [2017] NSWCA 136 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Il Vizio Corp Pty Ltd (Appellant) Cashflow Finance Australia Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Pritchard SC with M Klooster (Appellant) C Wood with T Cleary (Respondent)