Goodwin v Rana [2019] NSWDC 247

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Goodwin v Rana [2019] NSWDC 247 Hearing dates: 7 June 2019 Date of orders: 12 June 2019 Decision date: 12 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Plaintiff's amended notice of motion dismissed. (2) Costs of this application reserved to the trial judge. (3) Matter stood over to Friday 14 June 2019 before Gibson DCJ for the parties to hand up Consent Orders for the future conduct of these proceedings, including but not limited to a timetable for evidence, a date for mediation and/or informal settlement conference and the allocation of a hearing date. Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – plaintiff and defendants settle proceedings by deed – plaintiff commences proceedings after defendants default in payment – defence asserts faulty workmanship and foreshadows cross-claim – plaintiff seeks summary judgment for a sum in excess of the amount in the deed – accord and satisfaction – repudiation – whether evidence sufficient for summary judgment – application for summary judgment refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56 – 62 Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), s 18B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 14.28 and 42.4 Cases Cited: Bartlett v Mouncey [1998] FCA 418 Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd v Cosmas Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 406 Carr v J A Berriman Pty Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 327 El-Mir v Risk [2005] NSWCA 215 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Hunters Hill Council v Hakim [2016] NSWSC 1598 Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Limited (2007) 233 CLR 115 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 Martinez v Park Trent Properties Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1661 McDermott v Black (1940) 63 CLR 161 Osborn v McDermott t/as RA McDermott & Co & Karmine Pty Ltd [1998] 3 VR 1 Pollak v National Australia Bank Limited [2002] FCAFC 55 The Craftsmen Restoration & Renovations Pty Ltd v Boland [2011] NSWCA 147 Westpac Banking Corporation v Billgate Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1447 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Gregory William Goodwin First Defendant: Rizwan Rana Second Defendant: Nadia Rana Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr T Bland Defendants: Mr P Santone