NEW SOUTH WALES COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT FOR LOUISE HOUSTON V/S NL PHILLIPS AND MR PHILLIPS TRADING AS ARISE BUILDING SERVICES CASE

Australia, March 1 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement:

1. This is an internal appeal under s 80(2) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (the NCAT Act) against a decision made in the Consumer and Commercial Division of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) on 12 June 2024 (the Decision).

2. We made the principal decision in this matter on 30 October 2024 in Houston v Phillips trading as Arise Building Services [2024] NSWCATAP 213 (the principal decision). This decision is a determination of costs applications made by both parties.

3. The Appellant is the Home Owner (the Owner). The Owner had engaged the Respondent Builder (the Builder) to undertake residential build...