Mo v ABC Homes NSW Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 16

Mo v ABC Homes NSW Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 16

The contract permitted the builder to submit progress claims at the start of each stage as per the Payment Schedule. No error was found in the original Tribunal's decision that PC5 was issued validly and the builder was entitled to suspend work. Other grounds including admissibility of fresh evidence, alleged errors, bias, and exclusion of evidence were rejected for lack of merit and evidence.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 February 2019
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Appeal Panel Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
['contract Interpretation' 'fresh Evidence on Appeal']
['contract Law'] ['contract Interpretation' 'fresh Evidence on Appeal']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Appeal Panel Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether Progress Claim 5 was issued validly under the contract' 'Whether the Tribunal erred in denying claims for defective work and delay costs' 'Whether Tribunal failed to find evidence and exhibited bias' 'Admissibility of fresh evidence on appeal']

Ratio Decidendi

The contract permitted the builder to submit progress claims at the start of each stage as per the Payment Schedule. No error was found in the original Tribunal's decision that PC5 was issued validly and the builder was entitled to suspend work. Other grounds including admissibility of fresh evidence, alleged errors, bias, and exclusion of evidence were rejected for lack of merit and evidence.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • ['Appeal dismissed']