Williams v Davis [2003] NSWSC 453

Reported Decision : (2004) NSW ConvR 56-078

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Williams v Davis [2003] NSWSC 453 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 April & 2 May 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 June 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Davies AJ DECISION : Claim for rectification allowed. Counsel to bring in short minutes within 7 days.

CATCHWORDS : Real Property - transfer altered by registration clerk to save stamp duty - whether fraud under s42 of the Real Property Act 1900 - whether transfer and Register should be rectified. LEGISLATION CITED : Housing Act 1985, Schedule 1 Real Property Act 1900, ss 42, 97 Assets Co Limited v Mere Roihi [1905] AC 176 Australian Guarantee Corporation Limited v De Jager [1984] VR 483 Bahr v Nicholay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604 Beatty v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [1995] 2 VR 301 Butler v Fairclough (1917) 23 CLR 78 Grgic v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (1994) 33 NSWLR 202 Lloyd v Grace Smith & Co [1912] AC 716 at 737 CASES CITED : Morris v CW Martin & Sons Limited [1966] 1 QB 716 National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia Limited v Hedley (1994) 3 BPR 9477 Pyramid Building Society (in liq) v Scorpion Hotels Pty Limited (1996) 136 ALR 166 Schultz v Corwill Properties Pty Ltd (1969) 90 WN (Pt. 1) (NSW) 529 State of New South Wales v Lepore [2003] HCA 4 Waimiha Sawmilling Co v Waiole Timber Co [1926] AC 101 Westpac Banking Corporation v Sansom (1994) 6 BPR 13,790 Wicks v Bennett (1921) 30 CLR 80 Ivy Gladys Williams (Plaintiff) Brian Arthur Davis, Executor of the Estate of the Late Malcolm Clarence Williams (First Defendant) PARTIES : Registrar-General (Second Defendant) Sherril Louise Gisler (Third Defendant)