Sterling Estates Development Corporation Pty Limited v Malouf & Anor [2003] NSWCA 278

Reported Decision : 58 NSWLR 685

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Sterling Estates Development Corporation Pty Limited v Malouf & Anor [2003] NSWCA 278 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 August 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 October 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Santow JA at 1; Tobias JA at 2; McColl JA at 3 DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed. 2. Order that the declarations and orders made by Young CJ in Eq on 24 October 2002 be set aside. 3. Declare that the Notice of Termination dated 3 June 2002 served by the appellant on the respondents in respect of the Contract for the Sale of Land dated 14 February 2000 in relation to Part FI 1/874004 known as Apartment 420 and Carspace 40, The Etage, 2-50 Pyrmont Bridge Road, Camperdown (the "Contract") between the appellant as vendor and the respondents as purchasers was and is valid. 4. Declare that the Contract was validly terminated by the appellant. 5. Order that Caveat registered No. 8684513 be withdrawn by the respondents. 6. Order that the respondents pay the appellant's costs of the proceedings and of this appeal but have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 in respect of the costs of the appeal if qualified.

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - construction - contract for the construction and sale of an apartment and car space - construction of "Special Faults" clause - D LEGISLATION CITED : Public Health Act 1952 (NSW) Brachmanis v Columbus Property Developments Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 163 Bourne (Inspector of Taxes) v Norwich Crematorium Ltd [1967] 1 WLR 691 Bromley London Borough City Council v Greater London Council [1983] 1 AC 768 City of Dayton v Borchers (1967) 232 NE 2d 437, 440 (Ohio) Dormer v Solo Investments Pty Limited [1974] 1 NSWLR 428 Hampson v Clyne [1967] 2 NSWR 591 Hancock v B W Brazier (Anerley) Ltd [1966] 1 WLR 1317 Jillinda Pty Ltd v McCourt (1983) NSW ConvR 55-45 Lee-Verhulst (Investments) Ltd v Harwood Trust [1973] 1 QB 204 CASES CITED : Lynch v Thorne [1956] 1 All ER 744 Miller v Cannon Hill Estates Ltd [1931 2 KB 113 McNally v Waitzer [1981] 1 NSWLR 294 Perry v Sharon Development Co Ltd [1937] 4 All ER 390 Prince Jefri Bolkiah v KPMG [1999] 2 AC 222 R v Judge Given; ex parte Builders' Registration Board of Queensland [1985] 2 Qd R 32 Streeter v McLennan [1959] Qd R 136 Tsekos v Finance Corporation of Australia Limited [1982] 2 NSWLR 347 Westminster Council v Ray Allen Limited [1982] 1 WLR 383 Wilde v Anstee (1999) 48 NSWLR 387 Sterling Estates Development Pty Limited (Appellant) PARTIES : Sam John Malouf (First Respondent) Christine Malouf (Second Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41012/02 COUNSEL : M Cashion SC/S White (Appellant) M Pesman (Respondents) SOLICITORS : Kemp Strang (Appellant) Patrick Hargraves & Co (Respondents)