Mulkearns v Chandos Developments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1132

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Mulkearns v Chandos Developments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 1132 HEARING DATE(S) : 18, 19 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 December 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq DECISION : Plaintiffs' suit dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS : CONVEYANCING [64]- Time- Vendor allegedly in breach of obligation to tenant when it issued notice to complete- Held not a disqualifying factor- Relevance of mutual requirement of readiness, willingness and ability. LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919, s 54A Alcatel Australia Ltd v Scarcella (1998) 44 NSWLR 349 Alexus Pty Ltd v Pont Holdings Pty Ltd (2000) 10 BPR 18,371 Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe v McOscar [1924] 1 KB 716 Arnold v Mann (1957) 99 CLR 462 Benedict v Lynch (1815) 1 Johns Ch 370; 7 Am Dec 484 Ciavarella v Balmer (1983) 153 CLR 438 Golding v Vella (2001) 10 BPR 18,919 Hewett v Court (1983) 149 CLR 639 Legione vHateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Ltd (1933) 48 CLR 457 CASES CITED : McNally v Waitzer [1981] 1 NSWLR 294 Mehmet v Benson (1965) 113 CLR 295 Neeta (Epping) Pty Ltd v Phillips (1974) 131 CLR 286 Prosper Homes Ltd v Hambros Bank Executor & Trustee Co Ltd (1979) 39 P & CR 395 Re Dagenham (Thames) Dock Co; Ex parte Hulse (1873) LR 8 Ch App 1022 Rose v Watson (1864) 33 LJ Ch (NS) 385 Ryan v Costello [1915] VLR 370 Shiloh Spinners Ltd v Harding [1973] AC 691 Sterling Estates Development Corporation Pty Ltd v Malouf [2003] NSWCA 278 Stern v McArthur (1988) 165 CLR 489 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Ltd v Cauchi (2003) 77 ALJR 1853 PARTIES : Anthony Michael Mulkearns and High Forest Estate Pty Ltd (P) Chandos Developments Pty Limited (D) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4016/03 COUNSEL : V R W Gray (P) C A Sweeney QC and W Hodgekiss (D) SOLICITORS : James H Field (P) Stephen Noss & Associates (D)