Huang v Drumm [2018] NSWSC 1300

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Huang v Drumm [2018] NSWSC 1300 Hearing dates: 14 August 2018 Date of orders: 27 August 2018 Decision date: 27 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: (1) Dismiss the amended summons filed 18 April 2018.

(2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: APPEALS – appeal from Local Court – question of law – claim for money paid on behalf of defendant for him to conduct proceedings as trustee – magistrate found no contract as alleged - whether magistrate erred by refusing to allow plaintiff to re-open case – whether conduct of magistrate gave rise to actual bias or a reasonable apprehension of bias – whether magistrate erred by failing to adjourn costs hearing when plaintiff did not appear – whether magistrate erred in ordering indemnity costs in response to Offer of Compromise - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) ss 39, 40 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 12.7, 14.28, 36.16, 42.15 Cases Cited: Chamoun v District Court of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 187 G R Vaughan Holdings Pty Ltd v Vogt [2006] NSWCA 263 Hearne v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125; [2008] HCA 36 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Jaycar Pty Limited v Lombardo [2011] NSWCA 284 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls & Others (2011) 244 CLR 427; [2011] HCA 48 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Reid v Commercial Club (Albury) Ltd [2014] NSWCA 98 Zelden v Sewell Henamast Pty Limited v Sewell [2011] NSWCA 56 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Biru Huang (Plaintiff) Bernard Joseph Drumm (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiff) & Mr J Gibson (Mackenzie friend) D F Elliot (Defendant)