Structum Pty Ltd v Basilios Mihalopoulos & CWCN Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 119

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Structum Pty Ltd v Basilios Mihalopoulos & CWCN Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 119 Hearing dates: 21 February 2019, 22 February 2019, 25 February 2019, 26 February 2019 Date of orders: 11 April 2019 Decision date: 09 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: Orders: • Judgment for the Plaintiff against the Defendants jointly and severably in the sum of $314,980.05. • Interest pursuant to s 100 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) in the sum of (as agreed) $26,518.73. • The Defendants to pay the Plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: Deed Poll; whether Deed Poll signed when debtor unable to see to read because of intoxication; whether predatory conduct by creditor; unconscionable dealing; arm's length commercial transaction; non-est factum; District Court commercial jurisdiction Legislation Cited: Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) ss 27, 30 Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ss 20, 138B, 237 District Court Act 1973 (NSW) ss 44, 135 Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018 Schedule 1 Clause 1.16 Cases Cited: Gibbons v Wright (1954) 91 CLR 423 Aldous v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 261 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362 Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited [2013] HCA 25 Louth v Diprose [1992] HCA 61; (1992) 175 CLR 621 Effem v Lake Cumbeline [1999] HCA 15; (1999) 161 ALR 599 Piening v Wanless (1968) 117 CLR 498 Petelin v Cullen (1975) 132 CLR 355 Ford BHT Ann Watkinson v Perpetual Trustees Victoria (Ltd) (2009) 75 NSWLR 42; [2009] NSWCA 186 Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1954) 92 CLR 424 NTF Group Pty Ltd v PA Putney Finance Australia Pty Ltd (2017) 324 FLR 261 Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council v Lynwood [2017] NSWCATAP 62 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Texts Cited: Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's "Equity Doctrines and Remedies" (4th edition) at [24]-[15] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: