Samuel v Daher; Daher v Samuel [2022] NSWSC 421

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Samuel v Daher; Daher v Samuel [2022] NSWSC 421 Hearing dates: 4 April 2022 Date of orders: 4 April 2022 Decision date: 04 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Black J Decision: Declarations made; order for return of deposit made by consent; defendant ordered to pay plaintiffs' costs on indemnity basis from specific date. Catchwords: LAND LAW — Conveyancing — Contract for sale — Certificates and inspections — LAND LAW — Conveyancing — Contract for sale — Deposit — LAND LAW — Conveyancing — Contract for sale — Rescission — COSTS — Party/Party — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Offers of compromise/Calderbank offers — where contract for sale did not annex a swimming pool compliance certificate — whether s 52A(4) of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) avoids a special condition purporting to vary the requirement to annex a swimming pool certificate — whether the purchaser validly rescinded the contract — whether deposit should be returned to the purchaser — whether indemnity costs should be ordered where a Calderbank offer was made Legislation Cited: - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 52A(2)(a), s 52A(4) - Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulations 2017 (NSW), cl 4(1), sch 1 cl 15 - Swimming Pools Act 1992 (NSW), s 22D, pt 3A Cases Cited: - Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 ER 333 - Mucha v Berry [1991] 24 NSWLR 596 - Nu Line Construction Group Pty Ltd v Fowler (aka Grippaudo) [2012] NSWSC 816 - Nguyen v Taylor [1992] 27 NSWLR 48 - Re Alsafe Security Products Pty Ltd atf the Alsafe Trust (in liq) [2016] NSWSC 575 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Proceedings 2021/190190 Sameh Ramsis Nassif Samuel (First Plaintiff) Monica Samuel (Second Plaintiff) Hussein Mustapha Daher (First Defendant) Bexley NSW Pty Ltd t/a Raine & Horne Bexley (Second Defendant)