Australia, Aug. 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 23:
1. On 20 June 2025, I delivered judgment in these proceedings: Lewington v Dulyakarn [2025] NSWSC 635 (Principal Judgment). This judgment assumes familiarity with and uses the same defined terms as appears in the Principal Judgment.
2. The plaintiff sought to recover $170,000 paid to the defendant. I determined that, save for the return of a $20,000 "processing fee" paid by the plaintiff to the defendant, the plaintiff's claims failed.
3. I directed the parties to agree a form of final orders to give effect to my reasons, including as to costs, and failing agreement, provide any proposed orders and submissions to my chamber...