Back in December 2102 I reported that my client bricklayer got a default judgment for “no show”by the owner builder and his expert.

Well, guess what, somehow owner got a second bite at the cherry and the matter was re listed for hearing.

This time there was a counter claim against my client of around 30K supported by a new expert report (this time properly presented). My client increased his claim to almost 12K, mainly to recoup some expenses.

The matter was heard and it was a good contest, the score was:

Owner to pay bricklayer around 9K          Bricklayer to pay owner around 2.5K (27K of counter claim was dismissed)

My expert evidence prevailed and I have successfully destroyed 27K counter claim that I exposed as a house of cards.