Northwalker Realty Pty Ltd v TFM Chatswood Land Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1409

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Northwalker Realty Pty Ltd v TFM Chatswood Land Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1409 Hearing dates: 10 October 2022 Date of orders: 17 October 2022 Decision date: 27 October 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Richmond J Decision: Commission is payable by the defendant to the plaintiff pursuant to the agency agreement between the Parties in the amount of $1,504,110.59 (including interest). Defendant to pay the plaintiff's cost of the proceedings. Judgment is not to be enforced for 28 days. Entry of the orders is to be stayed for 28 days to preserve the entitlement to set aside these orders pursuant to r 36.16 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW). Catchwords: CONTRACTS — real estate agency agreement — whether plaintiff real estate agent entitled to commission pursuant to s 55 of the Property and Stock Agents Act 2002 (NSW) JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS — entry — entitlement of the defendant to set aside orders to be preserved pursuant to r 36.16 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) — delay of entry of orders for 28 days Legislation Cited: Property and Stock Agents Act 2002 (NSW) ss 55, 55A Property, Stock and Business Agents Regulation 2014 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 36.16 Cases Cited: Al Maha Pty Ltd v Liu [2020] NSWCA 108 Altis Propco2 Pty Ltd v Majors Bay Development Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 403 Anderson v Densley (1953) 90 CLR 460; [1953] HCA 47 Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowp 63 Caffrey v Montano [1968] 2 NSWR 182 Cypjayne Pty Ltd v Babcock & Brown International Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 173, 282 ALR 152 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640, [2014] HCA 7 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420; [1956] HCA 53 Fletcher v Manton (1940) 64 CLR 37; [1940] HCA 32 Gauld v Obsidian Holdings Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 924 Glass v Ralph [1966] WAR 91 Hunyor v Tilelli (1997) 8 BPR 15,629 Kukolovski v Georges [2011] NSWSC 359 Luxor (Eastbourne) Ltd v Cooper [1941] AC 108 Maggbury Pty Ltd v Hatele Australia Pty Ltd (2001) 210 CLR 181; [2001] HCA 70 Main Camp Tea Tree Oil Ltd v Australian Rural Group Ltd [2002] NSWSC 219 Marriott Industries Pty Ltd v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1991) 9 BCL 256 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Multi Modal Ltd v Polakow (1987) 78 ALR 553 New South Wales Land and Housing Corp v Sydney Wide Real Estate Co Pty Ltd (1998) 9 BPR 16,565 Northwalker Realty Pty Ltd v TFM Chatswood Land Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1407 O'Neill v O'Connell (1946) 72 CLR 101; [1946] HCA 59 Octra Nominees Pty Ltd v Chipper [2007] FCAFC 92; ANZ ConvR 455 Price v Spoor (2021) 270 CLR 450; [2021] HCA 20 Re Bailey-Worthington and Cohen's Contract [1909] 1 Ch 648 Re Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance; Ex parte Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd (1993) 178 CLR 379; [1993] HCA 40 Re Young and Harston's Contract (1885) 31 Ch D 168 Scott v Willmore & Randell [1949] VLR 113; [1949] ALR 510 Wang v Kaymet Corporation Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1459 Waters Lane Pty Ltd v Sweeney [2006] NSWSC 222 Woolworths Limited v Crotty (1942) 66 CLR 603; [1942] HCA 35 Texts Cited: AG Lang, Estate Agency Law and Practice in New South Wales (4th ed, 1991, Law Book Co) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Northwalker Realty Pty Ltd (Plaintiff)