Essington Investments v Regency Property Group [2003] NSWSC 828

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Essington Investments v Regency Property Group [2003] NSWSC 828 HEARING DATE(S) : 8/9/03, 9/9/03, 10/9/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 October 2003

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See paragraphs 144-147

CATCHWORDS : Contract - whether binding contract exists between the plaintiffs and the defendant - actual or ostensible authority of an agent to conclude agreement - conditions precedent to formation of contract Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v K S Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 Armagas Ltd v Mundogas SA [1986] 1 AC 717, 777; [1986] 1 AC 717, 732-733 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 CASES CITED : Commercial Union Insurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Film Bars Pty Ltd v Pacific Film Laboratories Pty Ltd (1979) 1 BPR 9251 Freeman and Lockyer (a firm) v Buckhurst Park Properties (Mangal) Ltd [1964] 2 QB 481, 502-505 GR Securities v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631, 634 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Russo-Chinese Bank v Li Yau Sam [1910] AC 174, 184 Essington Investments Pty Ltd (Plaintiff 1) Essington Group North Sydney Pty Ltd (Plaintiff 2) PARTIES : Essington Asia Pacific Pty Ltd (Plaintiff 3) Regency Property Group Pty Ltd (Defendant) Richard Drummond (Cross-Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50058/03 L G Foster SC/J Stoljar/JAC Potts (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : R J H Darke SC/J Stephenson (Defendants) R G Thomas (Cross-Defendant) Gilbert & Tobin (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : Watson Mangioni (Defendants) Curwood & Partners/ Trevor Barker & Associates (Cross-Defendant)