GoldenGrove Building Group Pty Ltd v Gunnedah Legal Services Pty Ltd t/as Gunnedah Grow and Mow [2019] NSWSC 264

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GoldenGrove Building Group Pty Ltd v Gunnedah Legal Services Pty Ltd t/as Gunnedah Grow and Mow [2019] NSWSC 264 Hearing dates: 1 March 2019 Date of orders: 18 March 2019 Decision date: 18 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The plaintiff is granted an extension of time to lodge the appeal to 7 July 2018.

(2) The plaintiff's application for leave to appeal is refused.

(3) The plaintiff's amended summons filed 6 August 2018 is dismissed.

(4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: APPEAL – Civil – Extension of time – When appeal filed one day out of time APPEAL — Civil — Leave to appeal – Whether the Magistrate failed to consider evidence – Where no House v The King error identified – Where the cost of the appeal exceeds the amount of the claim Legislation Cited: Building Construction Industry Security of Payments Act 1999 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 15, 98 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 27, 39, 40(1), 40(2), 41, 69 Cases Cited: Ashi Pty Ltd v Karasco Investments Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 780 BE Financial Pty Ltd v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Coulter v R [1988] HCA 3; (1998) 164 CLR 350 Gallo v Dawson (1990) 93 ALR 479; [1990] HCA 30 He v Yeung [2015] NSWCA 392 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Johnson v Gore Wood and Co [2002] 2 AC 1 Lakis v Lardis (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1296 Lease Collateral v Johnson [2018] NSWSC 452 Lee v New South Wales Crime Commission (2012) 224 A Crim R 94; [2012] NSWCA 262 McGlashan v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 882 Category: Principal judgment Parties: GoldenGrove Building Group Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Gunnedah Legal Services Pty Ltd t/as Gunnedah Grow and Mow (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T O Bland (Plaintiff) A Hopkins (Defendant)