Bridgford v Brien [2017] NSWSC 456

Bridgford v Brien [2017] NSWSC 456

The stay was dissolved because, viewing all circumstances, the plaintiffs did not have a strong case for judicial review, the defendants had shown hardship and a legitimate interest in obtaining possession to facilitate sale, the plaintiffs had been in occupation rent-free since November 2016 except for payments under the Court's earlier orders, and the balance of convenience favoured the defendants; however eviction was deferred for fourteen days to reflect the occupation fee paid and to allow the plaintiffs an opportunity to vacate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 April 2017
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review; Civil Procedure Stay Application Concerning Warrant for Eviction / Application to Dissolve or Continue Ex Parte Stay of Execution of Warrant for Eviction
Outcome
Stay dissolved; eviction deferred for fourteen days until 3 May 2017.
Legal Topics
['stay of Warrant for Eviction' 'judicial Review of Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeal Panel Decision' 'balance of Convenience' 'hardship' 'residential Tenancy Termination']
['civil Procedure' 'residential Tenancy Law'] ['stay of Warrant for Eviction' 'judicial Review of Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeal Panel Decision' 'balance of Convenience' 'hardship' 'residential Tenancy Termination']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review; Civil Procedure Stay Application Concerning Warrant for Eviction / Application to Dissolve or Continue Ex Parte Stay of Execution of Warrant for Eviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the stay ordered on 13 April 2017 of the execution of the warrant for eviction should be continued or dissolved.' "Whether the plaintiffs had a sufficiently strong case for judicial review of Principal Member Harrowell's decision." 'Whether the defendants would suffer hardship if the stay continued.' 'Where the balance of convenience lay between the plaintiffs remaining in occupation and the defendants obtaining possession to facilitate sale of the property.']

Ratio Decidendi

The stay was dissolved because, viewing all circumstances, the plaintiffs did not have a strong case for judicial review, the defendants had shown hardship and a legitimate interest in obtaining possession to facilitate sale, the plaintiffs had been in occupation rent-free since November 2016 except for payments under the Court's earlier orders, and the balance of convenience favoured the defendants; however eviction was deferred for fourteen days to reflect the occupation fee paid and to allow the plaintiffs an opportunity to vacate.

Court Disposition

Stay dissolved; eviction deferred for fourteen days until 3 May 2017.

Orders

  • ['I dissolve the stay ordered on 13 April 2017 of the execution of the warrant for the eviction of Kevin Bridgford and Victoria Bladen;' 'I order that the eviction is not to take place before a period fourteen days from today has expired, being 3 May 2017.']