NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) 55 NSWLR 558 (2002) ATPR (Digest) 46-225
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Butcher & Anor v Lachlan Elder Realty; Harkins v Butcher & Anor [2002] NSWCA 237 revised - 28/08/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40398/01; 40432/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 27, 28 March 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 August 2002
PARTIES : Jeffrey Gordon Butcher and Judith Kay Radford v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Limited (ACN 002 332 247) Robert Edward Harkins v Jeffrey Gordon Butcher and Judith Kay Radford JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 98; Hodgson JA at 99
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 2733/98; ED 2580/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Austin J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
Butcher & Radford - G A Moore COUNSEL : Harkins - J M Ireland QC/W G Hodgekiss Lachlan Elder - L G Foster SC/J V Gooley Butcher & Radford - Williams Woolf & Zuur SOLICITORS : Harkins - Roman A Dechnicz & Associates Lachlan Elder - Murray Stewart & Fogarty CATCHWORDS : AGENCY - hearsay representation by agent - not representation as to truth of statement - estate agents incorporate copy of incorrect survey diagram in brochure - COSTS - unnecessary charge of fraud which fails - plaintiff to pay costs of issue of fraud - MISREPRESENTATION - hearsay representation by agent - not representation of truth of statement - SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE - defence of innocent misrepresentation - purchasers' failure to rescind no bar - TRADE PRACTICES ACT - s 51A - s 52 - misleading and deceptive conduct - hearsay representation by agents on behalf of principal - representation by principal - not representation by agents - VENDOR & PURCHASER - Conveyancing Act s 55 (2A) - repayment of deposit - loss of right to rescind for innocent misrepresentation no bar to order - discretion Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Misrepresentation Act 1967 (UK) Law of Property Act 1925 (England) Law of Property Act 1928 (Vic) Verrall v Nott (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 89 Attorney General of Southern Nigeria v Holt [1915] AC 599 Falcon v Famous Players Film Co [1926] 2 KB 474 CA 488 Jones v Sutherland SC [1979] 2 NSWLR 206 Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell (1982) 42 ALR 177 Global Sportsman Pty Limited v Mirror Newspapers (1984) 2 FCR 82 Argy v Blunts & Lane Cove Real Estate Pty Limited (1990) 26 FCR 112 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 Barwick v English Joint Stock Bank (1867) LR 2 Ex 259 In re Reese River Silver Mining Company (Smith's case) (1867) LR 2 Ch App 604 Moens v Heyworth (1842) 10 M & W 147 [152 ER 418] Craig v Phillips (1876) 3 Ch D 722 Resolute Maritime Inc v Nippon Jaiji Kyokai [1983] 1 WLR 857 Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465 Derry v Peek (1889) 14 App Cas 337 The Saints Gallery Pty Limited v Plummer (1988) 80 ALR 525 Lezam Pty Ltd v Seabridge Aust Pty Ltd (1992) 35 FCR 535 CASES CITED: John G Glass Real Estate Pty Limited v Karawi Constructions Pty Limited [1993] ATPR 41,356 Dean v Allin [2001] 2 Lloyd's Rep 249 Redgrave v Hurd (1881) 20 ChD 1 CA Mallett v Jones [1959] VR 122 James Macara Ltd v Barclay [1944] 2 All ER 31 Universal Corporation v Five Ways Properties Ltd [1978] 3 All ER 1131 Zsadony v Pizer [1955] VLR 496 Poort v Development Underwriting (Victoria) Pty Limited [1976] VR 779 Yammouni v Condidorio [1959] VR 479 Bernard v Weingarth (15/7/97 unrep) Dimsdale Developments (South East) Ltd v De Haan (1983) 47 P & CR 1 Lucas & Tait (Investments) Pty Limited v Victoria Securities Ltd [1973] 2 NSWLR 268 Pratt v Hawkins (1991) 32 NSWLR 319 Schindler v Pigault (1975) 30 P & CR 328 Faruqi v English Real Estates Ltd [1979] 1 WLR 963 Parker v McKenna (1874) LR 10 Ch Ap 96 Thomson v Eastwood (1877) 2 Ap Cas 215 In re Consort Deep Level Gold Mines Ltd ex parte Stark [1897] 1 Ch 575 CA Adey v Fisher (1914) 14 SR (NSW) 407 DECISION : Butcher & Anor v Lachlan Elder CA 40398/01 - Appeal dismissed with costs. Orders made; Harkins v Butcher & Anor CA 40432/01 - Appeal allowed in part. Orders made
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