NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2003) NSW ConvR 56-042
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Fekala Pty. Ltd. v. Castle Constructions Pty. Ltd. [2002] NSWCA 297 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40222/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 August 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 August 2002
PARTIES : Fekala Pty. Limited - appellant Castle Constructions Pty. Limited - respondent JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Santow JA at 41
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Equity Division LOWER COURT ED 3812/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Windeyer J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Mr. B. Skinner for appellant Mr. D. Officer QC with Mr. D.L. Warren for respondent SOLICITORS : Nugent Wallman & Carter, Edgecliff for appellant Day Dockrill, Neutral Bay for respondent CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS - CONVEYANCING - Vendor and purchaser - Notice to complete - Whether party giving a notice to complete can deny its validity - Whether party giving a notice to complete can unilaterally extend the time limited by the notice - Need for notice making time of the essence to be explicit - Whether vendor's notice to complete waived submission of transfer. Abela v. Lawnside Holdings Pty. Ltd. [1988] NSWConvR 55-430 Falconer v. Wilson [1973] 2 NSWLR 131 Finkielkraut v. Monohan [1949] 2 AllER 234 CASES CITED: Halfpenny v. Wilson (1967) 87 WN(Pt.1)(NSW) 547 Louinder v. Leis (1982) 149 CLR 509 Merns v. Parras Holdings Pty. Ltd. [1994] NSWConvR 55-705 Quadrangle Development & Construction Co. Ltd. v. Jenner [1974] AllER 729 Suttor v. Gundowda Pty. Ltd. (1950) 81 CLR 418 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
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