TWT Property Group Pty Ltd v Cenric Group Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 72

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: TWT Property Group Pty Ltd v Cenric Group Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 72 Hearing dates: 4 February 2020 Date of orders: 14 February 2020 Decision date: 14 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: The defendant to be restrained from proceeding with its 1 March 2019 adjudication application Catchwords: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – whether service of payment claim an abuse of process by reason of an Anshun estoppel in earlier proceedings

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION – adjudication – review of an adjudicator's determination under Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) – where adjudicator wrongly concluded that payment claim not served within 12 months after commencement of works to which it related – whether such decision reviewable Legislation Cited: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bauen Constructions Pty Ltd v Sky General Services Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1123 Brodyn Pty Ltd t/as Time Cost and Quality v Davenport (2004) 61 NSWLR 421; [2004] NSWCA 394 Cenric Group v TWT Property Group [2018] NSWSC 1570 Champerslife Pty Ltd v Manojlovski (2010) 75 NSWLR 245; [2010] NSWCA 33 Chase Oyster Bar Pty Ltd v Hamo Industries Pty Ltd (2010) 78 NSWLR 393; [2010] NSWCA 190 Clyde Bergemann Senior Thermal Pty Ltd v Varley Power Services Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1039 Commercial Union Assurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 David Grant & Co Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 265; [1995] HCA 43 Downer Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd v Energy Australia (2007) 69 NSWLR 72; [2007] NSWCA 49 Estate Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd (2004) 61 NSWLR 515; [2004] NSWCA 393 Fitz Jersey v Atlas Construction Group [2017] NSWSC 340 Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Australia Avenue Developments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 339 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd (2011) 243 CLR 361; [2011] HCA 11 Laing O'Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v H&M Engineering & Construction Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 818 Maxcon Constructions Pty Ltd v Vadasz (No 2) (2017) 127 SASR 193; [2017] SASCFC 2 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589; [1981] HCA 45 Probuild Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Shade Systems Pty Ltd (2018) 264 CLR 1; [2018] HCA 4 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507; [2015] HCA 28 Zavodnyik v Alex Constructions Pty Ltd (2005) 67 NSWLR 457; [2005] NSWCA 438 Category: Principal judgment Parties: TWT Property Group Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Cenric Group Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Adjudicate Today Pty Ltd trading as Adjudicate Today (Second-Defendant/Second Cross-Defendant) Sean O'Sullivan (Third Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Docker (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) F P Hicks SC and D J Byrne (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant)