Grygiel v Baine & Ors [2004] NSWSC 308

Grygiel v Baine & Ors [2004] NSWSC 308

The Tribunal did not err in refusing joinder of the third and fifth defendants as the claims against them did not satisfy the statutory requirements of claiming payment of a specified sum of money arising from the supply of building goods or services or under a collateral contract, and the Tribunal's jurisdiction could not be expanded by discretionary joinder. The costs orders and other interlocutory decisions were discretionary matters that did not amount to errors of law attracting appellate intervention under s 67.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 April 2004
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
Summons dismissed
Legal Topics
['joinder of Parties' 'costs' 'interlocutory Decisions' 'tribunal Jurisdiction']
['administrative Law' 'building and Construction Law'] ['joinder of Parties' 'costs' 'interlocutory Decisions' 'tribunal Jurisdiction']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Tribunal's refusal to join the third and fifth defendants was correct" 'Whether costs awarded by the Tribunal should be disturbed' "Whether Tribunal's interlocutory decisions amounted to errors of law" 'Whether Tribunal had jurisdiction to entertain claims against additional parties']

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal did not err in refusing joinder of the third and fifth defendants as the claims against them did not satisfy the statutory requirements of claiming payment of a specified sum of money arising from the supply of building goods or services or under a collateral contract, and the Tribunal's jurisdiction could not be expanded by discretionary joinder. The costs orders and other interlocutory decisions were discretionary matters that did not amount to errors of law attracting appellate intervention under s 67.

Court Disposition

Summons dismissed

Orders

  • ['The Summons is dismissed.' 'The plaintiff is to pay the costs of the Summons.' 'The Exhibits may be returned.' 'The question of the basis on which those costs are to be payable is reserved.']