Khattar v Hills Shoppingtown Pty Ltd (subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) [2022] NSWSC 363

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Khattar v Hills Shoppingtown Pty Ltd (subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) [2022] NSWSC 363 Hearing dates: 31 January 2022, 1, 3, 9, 10, 11, 21 February 2022, 2 March 2022 Decision date: 30 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [188]-[190] Catchwords: CONTRACTS — Construction — Interpretation — Use of recital in construction of deed — Relevance of the deeds being signed as settlement for a probate dispute CONTRACTS — Termination — Repudiation of contract — Whether in the event of repudiation the plaintiffs had elected to affirm the contract by seeking specific performance CONTRACTS — Damages — Whether plaintiffs suffered loss as a result of defendants' breach Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: ASIC v Carey (No 6) (2006) 153 FCR 509 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99 Auzcare Pty Ltd v Idameneo (No 123) Pty Ltd (2015) 91 NSWLR 581 Australian Conservation Services Pty Ltd v Liladel Holdings Pty Ltd (2017) 12 ACTLR 124 Baba v Sheehan (2021) 151 ACSR 452; [2021] NSWCA 58 Beswick v Beswick [1968] AC 58 Cherry v Steele-Park (2017) 96 NSWLR 548 Clark v Macourt (2013) 253 CLR 1 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Coulls v Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co Limited (1967) 119 CLR 460 Cousens v Grayridge Pty Limited [2000] VSCA 96 Cypjayne Pty Ltd v Sverre Rodskog [2009] NSWSC 301 Danckert v Tonkin [2015] NSWSC 1570 de L'Isle v Knight [2021] NSWSC 809 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Ex parte Dawes; In re Moon (1886) 17 QBD 275 First Church of Christ, Scientist, Brisbane as Trustee Under Instrument 702027154 v Ormlie Trading Pty Ltd [2003] QSC 351 Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 Galafassi v Kelly (2014) 87 NSWLR 119 Gartside v IRC [1968] AC 553 Gates v City Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 1 GEC Marconi Systems Pty Ltd v BHP Information Technology Pty Ltd (2003) 128 FCR 1 Greer v Kettle [1938] AC 156 Honner v Ashton [1980] ANZ ConvR 343 Immer (No 145) Pty Ltd v Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) (1993) 182 CLR 26 Jireh International Pty Ltd t/as Gloria Jean's Coffee v Western Exports Services Inc [2011] NSWCA 137 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kennon v Spry (2008) 238 CLR 366 Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd (2007) 233 CLR 115 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 Lepcanfin Pty Ltd v Lepfin Pty Ltd (2020) 102 NSWLR 627 Marks v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 494 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 NCON Australia v Spotlight Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 604 O'Brien v Dawson (1942) 66 CLR 18 Onward Building Society v Smithson [1893] 1 Ch 1 Oracle New Zealand v Price Waterhouse Administration [1996] ANZ Conv Rep 295 Palliser Ltd v Fate Ltd [2019] EWHC 43 (QB) Pavlovic v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd (2015) 90 NSWLR 605 Pioneer Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v Columbus Capital Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1067 PW & Co v Milton Gate Investment Ltd [2004] 1 Ch 142; [2003] EWHC 1994 (Ch) Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd v Tomlinson [2014] NSWCA 237 Realtek Holdings Pty Ltd v Wetamast Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1869 Re Smith [1928] Ch 915 Ryledar Pty Ltd v Euphoric Pty Ltd (2007) 69 NSWLR 603 Said v Butt [1920] 3 KB 497 SAS Trustee Corporation v Miles [2018] HCA 55 Satellite Estate Pty Ltd v Jaquet (1968) 71 SR (NSW) 126 Seddon v Senate (1810) 13 East 63; 104 ER 290 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum (1994) 179 CLR 332 Shevill v The Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 Sibbles & Anor v Highfern Proprietary Limited (1987) 164 CLR 214 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd v Lindley [2010] NSWCA 357 Super 1000 Pty Ltd and Others v Pacific General Securities Ltd and Others [2008] NSWSC 1222 Total Transport Corp v Arcadia Petroleum Ltd [1998] 1 Lloyd's Rep 351 Tsaprazis and Ors v Goldcrest Properties Pty Ltd and Ors [2000] NSWSC 206 Wollongong Coal Ltd v Gujarat NRE India Pty Ltd (2019) 100 NSWLR 432 Wright v Stevens [2018] NSWSC 548 Zoobury Pty Ltd v Cariste Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 18 Texts Cited: J W Carter, Carter's Breach of Contract (2011, Sydney, LexisNexis Butterworths) J D Heydon, Heydon on Contract (2019, Sydney, Thomson Reuters) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Carol Khattar (first plaintiff) Hills Shoppingtown Pty Ltd (subject to a deed of company arrangement) (first defendant) Maria Fayad (second defendant) Joseph Khattar (third defendant and cross-claimant) Sam Fayad (cross-defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Leopold SC, P Knowles (plaintiffs) A Vincent (second defendant) M Condon SC (third defendant and cross-claimant) S Stanton, M Klooster (cross-defendant)