NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 62 NSWLR 229
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Khan & Anor v Khan & Anor [2004] NSWSC 1189 HEARING DATE(S) : 30/11/04, 01/12/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 December 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J DECISION : Order for specific performance refused
CATCHWORDS : EQUITY - undue influence - Mufti advises defendant in plaintiffs' presence of religious duty to honour oral promise to sell land to plaintiffs - defendant signs memorandum of agreement - signature witnessed by Mufti - whether "third party" undue influence - whether plaintiffs knowingly concerned - CONTRACTS - Statute of Frauds - alleged oral agreement for sale of land where formal exchange of contracts contemplated - alleged acts of part performance LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919, ss.52A, 54A Actionstrength Ltd v International Glass Engineering IN. GL. EN Spa [2003] 2 AC 541 Allcard v Skinner (1887) LR 36 ChD 145 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362 Bullock v Lloyds Bank Ltd [1995] 1 Ch 327 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447 Gingis v Mount Scopas Memorial College Ltd [1998] VSCA 49 GR Securities Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Johnson v Buttress (1936) 56 CLR 113 CASES CITED : Lezabar Pty Ltd v Hogan (1989) 4 BPR 9498 Mohtar v Mohtar (1988) LSJS 377 Quek v Beggs (1990) 5 BPR 11,761 Peter Warren Properties Pty Ltd v Jalvoran Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1149 Regent v Millett (1976) 133 CLR 679 Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan Kok Ming [1995] 2 AC 378 Stivactas v Michaeletos (No 2) [1994] ANZ Conv R 242 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 Watkins v Coombes (1922) 30 CLR 180 PARTIES : Mohammed Shikandar Khan and Farisha Khan - Plaintiffs Mohammed Rizwan Khan and Roshanara Begum Sadiq - Defendants FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5745/03 Mr E.A. White - Plaintiffs COUNSEL : First Defendant in Person Mr W.J. Carney - Second Defendant Gray & Perkins - Plaintiffs SOLICITORS : First Defendant in Person Nada Alamali - Second Defendant
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