Vannella Pty Limited atf Capitalist Family Trust v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd; Decon Australia Pty Limited v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd; Vannella Pty Limited v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1379

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vannella Pty Limited atf Capitalist Family Trust v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd; Decon Australia Pty Limited v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd; Vannella Pty Limited v TFM Epping Land Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1379 Hearing dates: 18 September 2019 Date of orders: 11 October 2019 Decision date: 11 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Henry J Decision: See [218] Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – payment claims under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) – application for summary judgment – whether validity of payment claim is a triable issue – whether email constitutes payment schedule – where email fails to specify the claims to which it objects and the grounds for objection

COSTS – security for costs – relevance of personal undertaking by director – discretion to order – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 4, 5, 8, 13, 14, 15, 32 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.1, 42.21 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Oswal [2013] VSCA 156 Brodyn Pty Ltd trading as Time Cost & Quality v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421; [2004] NSWCA 394 Brookhollow Pty Limited v R & R Consultants Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 1 Clarence Street Pty Ltd v Isis Projects Pty Ltd (2005) 64 NSWLR 448 Clyde Industries Ltd v Ryde Engineering Pty Ltd (1993) 11 ACLC 325 Coordinated Constructions Co Pty Ltd v JM Hargraves (NSW) Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 385; [2005] NSWCA 228 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways New South Wales (1964) 112 CLR 125 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank [2001] NSWSC 744 Jazabas Pty Ltd v Haddad [2007] NSWCA 291 KDL Building Pty Ltd v Mount [2006] NSWSC 474 KDV Sport Pty Ltd v Muggeridge Constructions Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] QSC 178 KP Cable Investments Pty Limited v Meltglow Pty Limited (1995) 56 FCR 189 Nepean Engineering Pty Limited v Total Process Services Pty Limited (2005) 64 NSWLR 462; [2005] NSWCA 409 Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd v Peet Beachton Syndicate Ltd [2011] 1 QD R 17 Parkview v Fortia [2009] NSWSC 1066 Protectavale Pty Ltd v K2K Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1248 Silverton Ltd v Harvey [1975] 1 NSWLR 659 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 Style Timber Floor Pty Limited v Krivosudsky [2019] NSWCA 171 Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Boheto Pty Ltd [1983] 1 Qd R 248 Warren Mitchell Pty Limited v Australian Maritime Officers' Union (1993) 12 ACSR 1 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 245 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2019/165506