Simon Konstantinidis v Theo Baloglow & Ors [2000] NSWSC 1229

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Simon Konstantinidis v Theo Baloglow & Ors [2000] NSWSC 1229 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4656 of 1999 HEARING DATE(S) : 4, 5, 6 and 8 December 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 December 2000

Simon Konstantinidis (Plaintiff) Theo Baloglow (First Defendant) Steven Baloglow (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Christopher Baloglow (Third Defendant) Lynette Baloglow (Fourth Defendant) Carlisle Developments Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) Ricvale Holdings Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Balkon Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J

B Oslington SC/ G Segal (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : TGR Parker (First Defendant) D Oliveri (Solicitor) (Second, Third, Fourth Defendants) Charles G Roth & Co (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Gordon & Johnstone (First Defendant) Oliveri Attorneys (Second, Third, Fourth Defendants) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS - Whether a concluded agreement was reached at a meeting between solicitors for the parties - Whether solicitors were lawfully authorized to reach agreement - Whether the handwritten document created at the meeting alone or in conjunction with a letter was a sufficient memorandum or note to satisfy s. 54A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 - Whether the plaintiff is entitled to specific performance of the agreement. LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 ss 23C and 54A ABC v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Butts v O'Dwyer (1952) 87 CLR 267 Hall v Busst (1960) 104 CLR 206 Hubert v Treharne [1842] 3 Man & G 743 Leeman v Stocks [1951] 1 Ch 941 CASES CITED : Masters v Cameron (1954) CLR 353 Neill v Hewens (1953) 89 CLR 1 Parbury Henty & Co Pty Ltd v General Engineering & Agencies Pty Ltd (1973) 47 ALJR Pirie v Saunders (1960) 104 CLR 149 Thirkell v Cambi [1919] 2 KB 590 Tonitto v Bassal (1992) 28 NSWLR 564 DECISION : Binding and enforceable agreement. Specific performance ordered.