Belmore 88 Pty Ltd v Douglas [2023] NSWSC 1011

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Belmore 88 Pty Ltd v Douglas [2023] NSWSC 1011 Hearing dates: 3 August 2023 Date of orders: 23 August 2023 Decision date: 23 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Parker J Decision: See [114]-[115] Catchwords: CONTRACTS – formation – contract for sale of land – whether contract made by exchange of counterparts – no direct evidence of exchange – evidence insufficient to establish exchange by inference CONTRACTS – illegality – whether contract void for breach of court order – where court orders made by consent in other proceedings – scope of principle in Clarke v Chadburn CONTRACTS – parties – standing of third parties to seek declaration that contract void – where no proprietary interest in subject property – where third party claims to be a creditor with a negative pledge Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919, s 37A Cases Cited: Allianz v Vitale & Ors [2015] NSWSC 352 Bank of Western Australia Ltd v Ocean Trawlers Pty Ltd (1995) WAR 407 Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334 Clarke v Chadburn [1985] 1 WLR 78 Douglas v Belmore 88 Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 152 Eccles v Bryant [1948] Ch 93 Hazeldell Limited v Commonwealth (1924) 34 CLR 442 Queensland v Bank of Queensland [2015] 2 Qd R 243 Re Statewide Office Furniture Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1393 Sindel v Georgiou (1984) 154 CLR 661 Super Vision Resources Ltd v AC Holdings Co Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 319 Zaccardi v Caunt (2008) 15 BPR 28403