SNA Asia Group Pty Ltd v Royalty Investment & Management Group Pty Ltd trading as Royalty Vacations [2018] NSWDC 149

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SNA Asia Group Pty Ltd v Royalty Investment & Management Group Pty Ltd trading as Royalty Vacations [2018] NSWDC 149 Hearing dates: 9 April 2018 Date of orders: 09 April 2018 Decision date: 09 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Defendant called outside Court 13D three times at 10:10 am – no appearance; proceedings adjourned until 10:45 am. (2) Defendant called outside the List Judge's Court three times – no appearance. (3) Defendant called a third time outside Court 13D at 10:50 am – no appearance. (4) Judgment for the plaintiffs for $506,860.73 inclusive of interest (calculated at $59,638.90). (5) Defendant pay plaintiffs' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CONTRACT – breach of contract – defence challenges quantum only – defendant fails to appear – judgment for the plaintiffs for the sum sought Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56 – 62 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 131 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 29.7 Cases Cited: Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Waterstreet [2018] NSWDC 42 Satz v ACN 069 808 957 Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 365 Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff: SNA Asia Group Pty Ltd Second Plaintiff: SNA Tours Limited Defendant: Royalty Investment & Management Group Pty Ltd trading as Royalty Vacations Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: Mr S Ipp Defendant: No appearance