NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) DFC 95-237
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Kelly v Clarke [2001] NSWSC 1010 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1237/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 August, 17 & 18 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 November 2001
PARTIES : Kevin Paul Kelly (P) Ron-El Jean Clarke (D) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J
COUNSEL : P M Friedlander (P) M Bridger (D) SOLICITORS : Bowen & Gerathy (P) Hardman & Company (D) CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [77] - General contractual principles - Statute of Frauds, s 4 - Non compliance with Statute - Doctrine of part performance - Acts constituting past performance - Payment of promised price, entry into receipt of rents of rented premises and assumption of liabilities relating to subject property - FAMILY LAW AND CHILD WELFARE [105] - De facto relationships - Legislation - New South Wales - Property (Relationships) Act 1984 - Adjustment of property interests - Discretion - Principles on which exercised - Time at which value of assets should be assessed LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 s 54A Property (Relationships) Act 1984 s 20 Cooney v Burns (1922) 30 CLR 216 Evans v Marmont (1997) 42 NSWLR 70 CASES CITED : Jones v Grech (2001) DFC 95-234 Maddison v Alderson (1883) 8 App Cas 467 Parker v Parker (1993) 16 Fam LR 863 Steadman v Steadman [1976] AC 536 DECISION : Plaintiff entitled to specific performance of oral contract for sale of defendant's half share of the property. Defendant's claim under Property (Relationships) Act 1984 fails.
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