Sand Ground Engineering Pty Ltd v Super Render Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 458

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sand Ground Engineering Pty Ltd v Super Render Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 458 Hearing dates: 7 April 2020 Date of orders: 30 April 2020 Decision date: 30 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) The appeal is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: APPEAL — appeal from Local Court — contract dispute — terms of agreement — whether agreement breached waterproofing and rendering of basement — water leakage — shotcreting — whether error of law — terms of agreement as questions of fact — whether waterproofing negligent Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), 39, s 40 Cases Cited: Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v X (2000) 49 NSWLR 653; [2000] NSWCA 199 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Pty Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Carmichael v National Power Pie (1999) 1 WLR 2042; [1999] UKHL 47 Collector of Customs v Agfa-Gevaert Limited (1996) 186 CLR 389; [1996] HCA 3 Crown Melbourne Ltd v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd (2016) 260 CLR 1; [2016] HCA Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 77 ALJR 1088; [2003] HCA 26 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 32 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82; [2000] HCA 57 Sayed v Deng [2012] NSWSC 851 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 State Super SAS Trustee Corp v Cornes [2013] NSWCA 257 Tolson v Roads and Maritime Services [2014] NSWCA 161 Yousif v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] FCAFC Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sand Ground Engineering Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Super Render Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A R Vincent (Plaintiff) A Djurdjevic (Defendant)