Bebonis & Anor v Angelos & Ors; Christopoulos & Anor v Angelos & Ors [2003] NSWCA 13

Reported Decision : (2002) 56 NSWLR 127

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Bebonis & Anor v Angelos & Ors; Christopoulos & Anor v Angelos & Ors [2003] NSWCA 13 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 and 27 November 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 February 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 113; Heydon JA at 114 DECISION : See orders 1-10 inclusive para 112 of judgment

CATCHWORDS : CONVEYANCING - requisition on title - duty of vendor and vendor's solicitor - NEGLIGENCE - answer to requisition on title - whether duty of care - PLEADING - amendment to raise statute barred cause of action LEGISLATION CITED : Real Property Act Christopoulos v Kells (1988) 13 NSWLR 541 Christopoulos v Angelos (1996) 41 NSWLR 700 The Liverpool (No 2) [1963] P. 64 Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Edward Wong Finance Co Ltd v Johnson Stokes & Master [1984] AC 296 Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465 Palmer v Johnson (1884) 13 QBD 351 CA Midland Bank Trust Ltd v Hett Stubbs & Kemp [1979] Ch 384 El-Kandari v J R Brown & Co [1988] QB 665 CA Connell v Odlum [1993] 2 NZLR 257 CA Gran Gelato Ltd v Richcliff (Group) Ltd [1992] Ch 560 Brown v Raphael [1958] Ch 636 CA CASES CITED : William Sindell plc v Cambridgeshire County Council [1994] 1 WLR 1016 CA Kirby v Sanderson Motors Pty Ltd (2001) 54 NSWLR 135 CA Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491 Konskier v B Goodman Ltd [1928] 1 KB 421 CA Gallo v Dawson (1990) 64 ALJR 458 McGee v Yeomans [1977] 1 NSWLR 273 Minister for Environmental & Planning v San Sebastian Pty Limited [1983] 2 NSWLR 268 Proctor v Jetway Aviation Pty Limited [1984] 1 NSWLR 166 Toubia v Schwenke (2002) 54 NSWLR 46 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare 100 Gran Gelato Ltd v Richcliff (Group) Ltd [1992] Ch 560 The Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Ltd v Evatt (1968) 122 CLR 556 Pilkington v Wood [1953] Ch 770 Walker v Geo H Medlicott & Son [1999] 1 WLR 727 CA PARTIES : PETER BEBONIS & ANOR v NICHOLAS P ANGELOS & ORS THEODOROS CHRISTOPOULOS & ANOR v NICHOLAS P ANGELOS & ORS FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40271/01; 41039/99 M D Young (For Bebonis) COUNSEL : D Davies SC (For Angelos) B Connell (For Christopoulos) Bayside, Ramsgate (For Bebonis) SOLICITORS : Phillips Fox (For Angelos) Selby Levitt (For Christopoulos)