BH Australia Constructions Pty Ltd v Kapeller [2019] NSWSC 1086

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: BH Australia Constructions Pty Ltd v Kapeller [2019] NSWSC 1086 Hearing dates: 9 August 2019 Decision date: 22 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Leeming JA Decision: 1. Reject the proposed tender of the documents at pp 795, 796 and 799 of the Joint Court Book. 2. Grant leave to appeal. 3. Dismiss the appeal. 4. The plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs, noting those costs are the costs of unrepresented litigants. Catchwords: CONTRACT – wholly written contract – dispute as to identity of builder to perform residential building – whether regard may be had to post-contractual conduct – where contract identified one company as builder but gave another company's licence and insurance details – parties taken to have agreed to a contract which was lawful and enforceable Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 83 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 55, 95, 136 Home Building Act 1989 (NSW), ss 92, 94 Cases Cited: Administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea v Daera Guba (1973) 130 CLR 353; [1973] HCA 59 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v G R Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v G R Securities Pty Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 631 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153; [2001] NSWCA 61 Carmichael v National Power plc [1999] UKHL 47; [1999] 1 WLR 2042 Centura Global Holdings Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 62; 111 ACSR 185 Champion Homes Sales Pty Ltd v JKAM Investments Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 272 Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2009] AC 1101; [2009] UKHL 38 Cherry v Steele-Park (2017) 96 NSWLR 548; [2017] NSWCA 295 Commonwealth v Bank of New South Wales (1949) 79 CLR 497 Community Association DP270447 v ATB Morton Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 83 Damien v JKAM Investments Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 368 El-Haddad v R (2015) 88 NSWLR 93; [2015] NSWCCA 10 Fazio v Fazio [2012] WASCA 72 Filadelfia Projects Pty Ltd v Entirity Business Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 116 Fung Ping Shan v Tong Shun [1918] AC 403 Harold R Finger & Co Pty Ltd v Karellas Investments Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 354 Hide & Skin Trading Pty Ltd v Oceanic Meat Traders Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 310 Hightime Investments Pty Ltd v Adamus Resources Ltd [2012] WASC 295 Homburg Houtimport BV v Agrosin Private Ltd [2004] 1 AC 715; [2003] UKHL 12 In re Howgate and Osborn's case [1902] 1 Ch 451 Johnston v Brightstars Holding Company Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 150 Kapeller v BH Australia Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 40 Lederberger v Mediterranean Olives Financial Pty Ltd (2012) 38 VR 509; [2012] VSCA 262 Lym International Pty Ltd v Marcolongo [2011] NSWCA 303; 15 BPR 29,465 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd v Palm Assets Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 234; 261 ALR 382 Mears v Safecar Security Ltd [1983] QB 54 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 297 Moore v Garwood (1849) 4 Exch 681; 154 ER 1388 Nefiko Pty Ltd v Statewide Form Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 840 Nurisvan Investment Ltd v Anyoption Holdings Ltd [2017] VSCA 141 Pethybridge v Stedikas Holdings Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 154 R v AH (1997) 42 NSWLR 702 Seymour Whyte Constructions Pty Ltd v Ostwald Bros Pty Ltd (in liquidation) [2019] NSWCA 11; 365 ALR 345 Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co Ltd v Hans Bo Kristian Holgersson trading as Holgerssons Complete Home Service [2019] WASCA 114 Tomko v Palasty [2007] NSWCA 258 Wickham Hill Investment Pty Ltd v Ding [2019] NSWSC 631 Category: Principal judgment Parties: BH Australia Constructions Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Phillip Kapeller (First defendant) Rachael Cesnik (Second defendant) Representation: Counsel: