Malvina Park Pty Ltd v Johnson [2019] NSWSC 1490

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Malvina Park Pty Ltd v Johnson [2019] NSWSC 1490 Hearing dates: 29 November 2019 Date of orders: 30 October 2019 Decision date: 30 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The Court makes the following orders:

(1) Leave to appeal is refused.

(2) The defendant shall have costs of the appeal as agreed or as assessed. Catchwords: APPEAL – leave requirement – Legal Profession Uniform Law – Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act – Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic) – disclosure obligation – construction of s 174(3) – principles for leave – application for additional evidence – Civil Procedure Act 2005 – absence of error of principle, matter of public importance, or injustice – lack of merit of disclosure and disapplication grounds – small amount claim – remedy as of right to the District Court – leave refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Local Court Act 2003 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Regulation 2015 (NSW) Pastures Protection Act 1902 (Cth) Cases Cited: Ackerman v Morgan [2019] NSWSC 1250 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334; [1999] HCA 9 Be Financial Pty Ltd as Trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Contract No IH00AAQS v Cross (2012) 248 CLR 378; [2012] HCA 56 Clutch & Brake Australia Pty Ltd v Khamis [2018] NSWSC 777 Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Nelson (1990) 169 CLR 594; [1990] HCA 17 Coulter v R (1988) 164 CLR 350; [1988] HCA 3 Credit Tribunal, Re: Ex parte General Motors Acceptance Corp Australia (1977) 137 CLR 545; [1977] HCA 34 eInduct Systems Pty Ltd v 3D Safety Services Pty Ltd (2015) 90 NSWLR 451; [2015] NSWCA 284 Frigger v Madgwicks [2018] VSC 281 Gibson v Drumm [2016] NSWCA 206 Inglis v Robertson (1898) 25 R (Ct of Sess) 70; [1898] AC 616 Macquarie v Hunter New England Local Health District [2019] NSWCA 98 Metziya Pty Ltd v ICR Engineering Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1703 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; [1998] HCA 28 Provincial Insurance Australia Pty Ltd v Consolidated Wood Products (1991) 25 NSWLR 541 Rose v Tunstall [2018] NSWCA 241 Ryde Developments Pty Ltd v Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 339 Saunders v Borthistle (1904) 1 CLR 379; [1904] HCA 13 Secure Parking Pty Limited v Ralan Property Services Pty Limited (No 1) [2018] NSWSC 660 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] HCA 35 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2017) 347 ALR 405; [2017] HCA 34 Taylor v The Owners – Strata Plan No 11564 (2014) 253 CLR 531; [2014] HCA 9 Texts Cited: Victoria, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Council, 16 April 2015 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Malvina Park Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Benjamin Johnson (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D McLure SC (Plaintiff) M Castle with A Bailey (Defendant)