Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Franks [1999] NSWSC 401

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Franks [1999] NSWSC 401 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : 10411/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 15 April 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 May 1999

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Gregory Michael Franks (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr G Burton (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr G M Franks (Defendant in person) Mr J Lanser of L E Taylor Sydney SOLICITORS : (Plaintiff)

Mr G M Franks (Defendant in Person) CATCHWORDS : Possession - whether there was an agreement to defer mortgage repayments Trade Practices Act - s 51A & s 52 ACTS CITED : Credit (Home Finance Contracts) Act 1984 - s 7 Real Property Act 1900 - 2 57(2(b) Fair Trading Act s 41 & s 42 Henjo Investments Pty Limited & Ors v Collins Marrickville Pty Limited (1988) ATPR 40-850 49,150-1 Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty Limited & Anor v Sydney Building Information Centre Pty Ltd & Anor v Sydney Building Information Centre Ltd (1978) ATPR 40-067; (1978) 140 CLR 216 at ATPR p 17,689; CLR p 255 CASES CITED : World Series Cricket Pty Limited v Parish (1977) ATPR 40-040; 16 ALR 181 at ATPR p 17,426; ALR pp 186-187; Pilkington ACI )Operations Pty Limited (1978) ATPR 40-093; (1978) CLR 113 Bridge Stockbroker Ltd & Anor v Bridges & Ors (1985) ATPR 40-502 at p 46,024; (1985) ALR 401 at 415 DECISION : See para 56