Paul Herbert Kennedy v Mark Alexander-Erber [2020] NSWDC 15

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Paul Herbert Kennedy v Mark Alexander-Erber [2020] NSWDC 15 Hearing dates: 6 June 2019, 7 June 2019, 5 July 2019, 2 August 2019, 21 November 2019 Date of orders: 14 February 2020 Decision date: 14 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $130,000.00; (2) Interest pursuant to s 100 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) on the amount of (a) $60,000.00 for the period commencing 26 June 2015 and ending 5 June 2016; (b) separately on the amount of $80,000.00 for the period commencing 31 August 2015 and ending 5 June 2016; and (c) on the sum of $130,000.00 thereafter; (3) The defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings on the normal basis; and (4) I return the exhibits Catchwords: Contract; whether orally made or written – whether copies of contracts in evidence true – whether signatures on copy contracts fabricated Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) ss 47, 48, 55(1), 56(1), 78, and 140 (1) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 100 UCPR r 42.5 Cases Cited: Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services (2011) 243 CLR 361; [2011] HCA 11 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 3 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170; [1992] HCA 66 Re Day (2017) 340 ALR 368; [2017] HCA 2 Prime Capital Securities Pty Ltd v Calleja [2018] NSWCA 26 Effem v Lake Cumbeline Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 15; (1999) 161 ALR 599 at 603 Bale v Mills (2011) 282 ALR 336; [2011] NSWCA 226 at [63]-[67] Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262; [2000] NSWCA 29 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Herbert Kennedy (plaintiff)