Sydney Advanced Plumbing Pty Ltd v Smoothflow Australia Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1839

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sydney Advanced Plumbing Pty Ltd v Smoothflow Australia Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1839 Hearing dates: 20 November 2019 Date of orders: 20 December 2019 Decision date: 20 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The appeal is dismissed.

(2) The decision of his Honour Magistrate Richardson dated 26 March 2019 is affirmed.

(3) The amended summons filed 18 June 2019 is dismissed.

(4) The first plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: APPEAL – Local Court Magistrate – Whether the Magistrate failed to provide sufficient reasons – Whether the Magistrate denied the first plaintiff procedural fairness – Where the decision was delivered ex tempore – Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39, 40, 41 Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW), ss 16, 19 Cases Cited: Acuthan v Coates (1986) 6 NSWLR 472 Allen v Kerr & Anor (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-354 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Beale v GIO (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Bradley v Matloob [2015] NSWCA 239 Carlson v King (1947) 64 WN (NSW) 65 Carr v Neill [1999] NSWSC 1263 Commissioner for ACT Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 576 Gallo v Dawson (1990) 93 ALR 479; [1990] HCA 30 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Jorgensen v Fair Work Ombudsman (2019) 371 ALR 426; [2019] FCAFC 113 Jung v Son [1998] NSWCA 120 Mitchell v Cullingral Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 389 Pettitt v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Public Service Board of NSW v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 RL & D Investments Pty Ltd v Bisby [2002] NSWSC 1082; (2002) 37 MVR 479 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152 Wang v Yamamoto [2015] NSWSC 942 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sydney Advanced Plumbing Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Mourtada El-Reda (Second Plaintiff) Smoothflow Australia Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Doyle-Markwick (First Plaintiff) D D Knoll AM with D J McDonald-Norman (Defendant)