Southwell Holdings Pty Ltd v Topple [2025] NSWSC 59

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Southwell Holdings Pty Ltd v Topple [2025] NSWSC 59 Hearing dates: 15 November 2024 Date of orders: 18 February 2025 Decision date: 18 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Mitchelmore J Decision: The summons is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CONTRACT – construction – construction of agency agreement – standard form agreement – remuneration clause – option deed entered into during exclusive agency period – option exercised after expiry of exclusive agency period – whether agent entitled to remuneration Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 39(1) Property Stock and Agents Act 2002 (NSW), s 55A(1) Cases Cited: Bowes v Chaleyer (1923) 32 CLR 159; [1923] HCA 15 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420; [1956] HCA 53 Jireh International Pty Ltd t/as Gloria Jean's Coffee v Western Exports Services Inc [2011] NSWCA 137 Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Huerty SA (2014) 89 NSWLR 633; [2014] NSWCA 184 Norton Property Group Pty Ltd v Ozzy States Pty Ltd (in liq) [2020] NSWCA 23 Zhong v Guan [2024] NSWCA 300 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Southwell Holdings Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Barry Stanley Topple (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Rollo (Plaintiff) N Bailey (Defendant)

Solicitors: Rural Law with Peter Long (Plaintiff) Jane Button & Associates Pty Ltd (Defendant) File Number(s): 2024/269184 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Local Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Civil Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 24 June 2024 Before: Brender LCM File Number(s): 2021/333101