Borda v Burgess [2003] NSWSC 1171

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Borda v Burgess [2003] NSWSC 1171 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/10/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 December 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq DECISION : Declaration made that deposit validly forfeited. First defendant to pay plaintiff's costs.

CATCHWORDS : CONVEYANCING [24]- Defect in title- Mining lease affecting land- Defect in title or a mere defect in quality- Held defect in quality- Vendor did not have to disclose the defect in quality- Effect of prohibition on making certain requisitions- Whether prevents rescission for defect covered by prohibition. CONTRACT [135][137]- Election- Right to rescind in purchaser dehors contract- Whether purchaser must know both of defect and of right to rescind for defect- Authorities discussed. Coal Acquisition Act 1981, s 5 LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 s 55(2A) Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation 2000, Schedule 3 Part 3(12) Mining Act 1992, s 164 Adderton v Festa Holdings Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1065 Cameron v Lewis (1975) 1 BPR 9137 Carpenter v McGrath (1996) 40 NSWLR 39 Coastal Estates Pty Ltd v Malevende [1965] VR 433 Crampton v French [1996] ANZ Conv R 156 Crump v Wala [1994] 2 NZLR 331 Eighth SRJ Pty Ltd v Merity (1997) 7 BPR 15,189 Fletcher v Manton (1940) 64 CLR 37 GEC Marconi Systems Pty Ltd v BHP Information Technology Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 50 Immer (No 145) Pty Ltd v Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) (1993) 182 CLR 26 Khoury v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1984) 165 CLR 622 CASES CITED : Lucas & Tait (Investments) Pty Ltd v Victoria Securities Ltd [1973] 2 NSWLR 268 Macro v Thompson (No 3) [1997] 2 BCLC 36 Miller v Minister of Mines [1963] AC 484 Nardell Colliery Pty Ltd v NSW Coal Compensation Review Tribunal [2003] NSWSC 462 Nottingham Patent Brick & Tile Co v Butler (1885) 15 QBD 261 Peyman v Lanjani [1985] Ch 457 Re Hoffmann (1989) 85 ALR 145 Rignall Developments Ltd v Halil [1988] Ch 190 Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 The Kanchenjunga [1987] 2 Ll LR 509 The Uhenbels [1986] 2 Ll LR 294 Waddell v Wolfe (1874) LR 9 QB 515 Kenneth Charles Borda (P) PARTIES : Scott Raymond Burgess (D1) Jurds Real Estate Pty Ltd (D2) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2327/03 COUNSEL : R R I Harper (P) G P F Rundle (D) SOLICITORS : Garland Hawthorn Brahe (P) White & Downey (D)