Neyland v Reid [2020] NSWSC 712

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Neyland v Reid [2020] NSWSC 712 Hearing dates: 27, 28, 29 and 30 August 2019 and 6 March 2020 Decision date: 21 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Lindsay J Decision: Subject to submissions, orders to be made for judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $93,250.00 for fencing work, plus interest, after an allowance of $40,000.00 in accounting for goats on a final muster. Catchwords: AGRICULTURE – share farming agreement – Partnerships and joint ventures – Transactional business relationship – Not a partnership – Termination of relationship – Competing claims Legislation Cited: Agricultural Holdings Act 1941 NSW. Agricultural Tenancies Act 1990 NSW Civil Procedure Act 2005 NSW Partnership Act 1892 NSW Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 NSW Cases Cited: Crawford Fitting Co v Sydney Valve & Fittings Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 438 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Sara Lee Household & Body Care (Australia) Pty Ltd (2000) 201 CLR 520 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Landwel (Vic) Pty Ltd v Neessen Investments Pty Ltd (unrep, 16 September 1996) BC 960 4304 United Dominions Corporation Ltd v Brian Proprietary Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 1 Texts Cited: Halsbury's Laws of Australia (last updated 25 May 2017) JD Heydon, Heydon on Contract (Law Book Co, Sydney, 2019), paragraphs [24.119]-[24.120]; [3.80] Meagher, Gummow and Lehane, Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (Lexis Nexis Butterworths, Australia, 5th ed, 2015), paragraph [5-035]. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: William Francis Neyland Defendant: Brian Clarence Reid Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: SJ Philips Defendant: DAC Robertson