Mohabbat v Milo Projects Pty Ltd [2020] NSWDC 943

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mohabbat v Milo Projects Pty Ltd [2020] NSWDC 943 Hearing dates: 29 October 2020 Date of orders: 30 October 2020 Decision date: 30 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiffs in the sum of $150,523.72 inclusive of interest to date. (2) Defendant to pay the plaintiffs' costs. (3) Liberty to the parties to apply with respect to costs, including to apply for a variation of the existing cost order by email to my associate on or before Friday, 13 November 2020. Catchwords: CONTRACTS — termination — election — delay CONTRACTS — misrepresentation — rescission — affirmation – certification – validity of certificate – construction of contractual entitlement Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 100 Conveyancing Act 1919, s 66ZS Cases Cited: Andrews v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (2012) 247 CLR 205 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Commissioner of Taxation v Reliance Carpet Co Pty Limited [2008] HCA 22 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd (2017) 261 CLR 544 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Hillswick Investments Pty Ltd v Monash Mansions Pty Ltd [1998] VSC 167 Luong Dinh Luu v Sovereign Developments Pty Ltd & 2 Ors [2006] NSWCA 40 Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA (2014) 89 NSWLR 633 Play MR Pty Ltd v Heard Marketing Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 311 Rinehard v Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited (2019) HCA 13 Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 Workers Trust and Merchant Bank Limited v Dojap Investments Limited [1993] AC 573 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mustafa Mohabbat (first plaintiff) Khristine Mohabbat (second plaintiff) Milo Projects Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Walsh (plaintiffs) Ms R Kumar (defendant)