NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Butcher v Harkins [2001] NSWSC 15 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2580/97 and 2733/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 12-16 July, 5 August, 23 September 1999, 15 & 16 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 May 2001
Jeffrey Gordon Butcher & Judith Kay Radford (P, 2580/97 & 2733/98) Robert Edward Harkins (D, 2580/97) and (CD, 2733/98) PARTIES : Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Limited (D1, 2733/98) James Dive and Katrina Hishon (D2, 2733/98) Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Limited (CC, 2733/98) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J
G Moore (P) COUNSEL : W Hodgekiss (D in 2580/97 & CD 2733/98) J Gooley (D1 & CC in 2733/98) SOLICITORS : Williams Woolf & Zuur (P) Murray Stewart & Fogarty (D1 & CC in 2733/98) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - termination for breach - what constitutes essential term - whether stopping of payment on cheque constituted repudiation CONVEYANCING - refund of deposit - scope of discretion under s 55(2A) of Conveyancing Act TRADE PRACTICES - misleading and deceptive conduct - representation as to future matter - whether real estate agents' brochure was misleading - whether plaintiffs should have obtained their own survey Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) s 87 LEGISLATION CITED : Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) ss 74J, 74O Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) ss 55(2A), 66T, 66X, 66W Academy of Health v Power [1973] VR 254 Argy v Blunts & Lane Cove Real Estate Pty Ltd (1990) 26 FCR 112 Auty v Thompson (1903) 5 NZGLR 541 Brien v Dwyer (1979) 53 ALJR 123 Central Railway Co of Venezuela v Kisch (1867) LR 2 HL 99 Commonwealth of Australia v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Demagogue v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 Derry v Peek (1889) 14 App Cas 337 DTR Nominees Pty Ltd v Mona Homes Pty Ltd (1978) 138 CLR 423 Edgar v Farrow Mortgage Services Pty Ltd (1992) ATPR (Digest) 40-096 Emma Silver Mining Co v Grant (1879) 11Ch D 918 Finucane v NSW Egg Corporation (1988) 80 ALR 486 Henjo Investments Pty Ltd v Collins Marrickville Pty Ltd (1988) ATPR 40-850 Hornsby Building Information Centre (1978) 140 CLR 216 Hymes v Byrne (1899) 9 QLJ 154 Kennedy v Panama Mail Co (1867) LR 2 QB 580 Lewis v Cook [2000] NSWSC 191 Lezam Pty Ltd v Seabridge Australia Ltd (1992) 35 FCR 535 Lucas & Tait (Investments) Pty Ltd v Victoria Securities Ltd [1973] 2 NSWLR 268 CASES CITED : MacCormick v Nowland (1988) ATPR 40-852 Main Lodge Pty Ltd v Barque Holdings Pty Ltd (1982) NSW ConvR para 55-049 McDonald's System of Australia Pty Ltd v McWilliams Wines Pty Ltd (1979) ATPR 40-140 Mellor v Walmesley [1905] 2 Ch 164 Oakes v Turquand (1867) LR 2 HL 325 Redgrave v Hurd (1881) 20 Ch D 1 Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie SA v Uim Chemical Services Pty Ltd (1986) ATPR (Digest) 46-010 SA Mearns v Parris Holdings Pty Ltd (1994) 6 BPR 13,677 Sabre Corporation Pty Ltd v Laboratories Pharm-a-Care Pty Ltd (1995) ATPR 41-396 Saints Gallery Pty Ltd v Plummer (1988) ALR 525 Simons v Zarton Investments Pty Ltd [1975] 2 NSWLR 30 Stanton v ANZ Banking Group Ltd (1987) ATPR 40-755 Taco Company of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 Thompson v Mastertouch TV Service Pty Ltd (No 1) (1977) 29 FLR 270 Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd v Luna Park Pty Ltd (1938) 38 SR(NSW) 632 Tsekos v Finance Corporation of Australia [1982] 2 NSWLR 347 TV-AM plc v Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd (1988) ATPR 40-891 Verrall v Nott (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 89 White v Foran (1987) 11 NSWLR 470 Yorke v Ross Lucas Pty Ltd (1985) 158 CLR 661 DECISION : See under heading 'Conclusions'
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