Elzamtar v Bangladesh Islamic Centre of NSW Inc [2020] NSWSC 1161

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Elzamtar v Bangladesh Islamic Centre of NSW Inc [2020] NSWSC 1161 Hearing dates: 2 and 3 June 2020; further written submissions ending 25 June 2020 Date of orders: 31 August 2020 Decision date: 31 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: See [190]-192] Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – debt – acknowledgement and part payments – whether document amounted to an acknowledgement ESTOPPEL – promissory estoppel – detrimental reliance – whether defendant can be estopped from relying on limitation defence Legislation Cited: Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 54A Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 54 Statute of Frauds 1677, 29 Car 2, c 3, s 4 Cases Cited: Ace Insurance SA-NV v Seechurn [2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 390; EWCA Civ 67 Actionstrength Ltd v International Glass Engineering IN.GL.EN SpA [2003] 2 AC 541 Ashton v Pratt (2015) 88 NSWLR 281 Baumgartner v Baumgartner (1987) 164 CLR 137 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Coshott v Lenin [2007] NSWCA 153 Devaynes v Noble (Clayton's case) (1816) 1 Mer 529, 608; 35 ER 767 Giumelli v Giumelli (1999) 196 CLR 101 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Lustre Hosiery Ltd v York (1935) 54 CLR 134 Muschinski v Dodds (1985) 160 CLR 583 Payne v Parker [1976] 1 NSWLR 191 Powercell Pty Ltd v Cuzeno Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 51 R v McNeil (1922) 31 CLR 76 Ramsden v Dyson(1866) LR 1 HL 129 Riches v Hogben [1986] 1 Qd R 315 Spencer v Hemmerde [1922] 2 AC 507 Stage Club Ltd v Miller Hotels Pty Ltd (1981) 150 CLR 535 Tipperary Development Pty Ltd v Western Australia (2009) 38 WAR 488 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Woo v Woo [2010] NSWSC 1216 Texts Cited: Handley, KR, Estoppel By Conduct and Election (Sweet & Maxwell Thomson Reuters, 2nd, 2016) Robertson, A, "The Statute of Frauds, Equitable Estoppel and the 'Need for Something More''' (2003) 19 Journal of Contract Law 17 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohamad Elzamtar (Plaintiff) Bangladesh Islamic Centre of NSW Inc (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Ahmad (Plaintiff) I Chatterjee (Defendant)