Carringville Pty Ltd v The Gatto Group Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 123

Reported Decision : (2004) NSW ConvR 56-069

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Carringville Pty Ltd v The Gatto Group Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 123 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 and 25 February 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 February 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq DECISION : Declarations and orders made.

CATCHWORDS : CONVEYANCING [58]- Completion- Purchaser fails to attend settlement- Whether vendor in order to terminate must prove ability to convey. RESTITUTION [35]- Money paid to obtain development consent under contract for sale of land which fails- Whether recoverable as unjust enrichment of vendor. Bradley v Moorhead (1952) 52 SR (NSW) 128 Clancy v Salienta Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 248 Doe d Whayman v Chaplain (1810) 3 Taunt 120; 128 ER 49 Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 Jenkins v Smyth [1973] VR 441 Lacey v Hayden (2000) 10 BPR 18,199 CASES CITED : Lexane Pty Ltd v Highfern Pty Ltd [1985] 1 Qd R 446 Lion White Lead Ltd v Rogers (1918) 25 CLR 533 Marston v Charles H Griffith & Co Pty Ltd (1985) 3 NSWLR 294 Neeta (Epping) Pty Ltd v Phillips (1974) 131 CLR 286 State Bank of NSW v Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia (1985) 6 FCR 524 Stern v McArthur (1988) 165 CLR 489 Sunstar Fruit Pty Ltd v Cosmo [1995] 2 Qd R 214 Tang v Chong (1988) 4 BPR 9507 Carringville Pty Limited, Ronald Southwood and Helen Joy Southwood (P) PARTIES : The Gatto Group Pty Limited (D1) Albert Hugh Lindsay (D2) Delma Ruth Lindsay (D3) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2921/02 R J H Darke SC and G K J Rich (P) COUNSEL : T S Hale SC and R Sofroniou (D1) D2 in person SOLICITORS : Bolster & Co (P) Hynes Lawyers (D1)