NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : McRoss Developments Pty Ltd v Caltex Petroleum Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 183 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 December, 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 March 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J DECISION : Defendant ordered to repay deposit under frustrated contract.
CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - CONSTRUCTION - OPTION - Whether obligation to perform remediation work on land survived exercise of option - whether obligation to complete contract for sale conditional on completion of remediation work - FRUSTRATION - Whether damages for loss of bargain may be awarded when one party to contract fails to complete at stipulated time and contract is thereafter frustrated by operation of law but before innocent party rescinds - DEPOSIT - UNJUST ENRICHMENT - Whether vendor would be unjustly enriched if it retained deposit under a frustrated contract - PENALTY - Who has onus of proof. - Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 (NSW) - Part 3, Div 3 - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) - s.55(2A) LEGISLATION CITED : - Frustrated Contracts Act 1978 (NSW) - s.7, s.8, s.12, s.15 - Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991( NSW) - s.47 - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) - s.94 - BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings ((1977) 180 CLR 266) - Carpenter v McGrath (1996) 40 NSWLR 39 - DTR Nominees Pty Ltd v Mona Homes Pty Ltd (1978) 138 CLR 423 - Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 - Heyman v Darwins Ltd [1942] AC 356 CASES CITED : - Idameneo (No 123) Pty Ltd v Angel-Honnibal [2002] NSWSC 1214 - Lombok Pty Ltd v Supetina Pty Ltd (1987) 14 FCR 226 - Lucantonio v Ciofuli [2003] NSWSC 1058 - Robophone Facilities Ltd v Blank [1966] 1 WLR 1428 - Summers v The Commonwealth (1918) 25 CLR 144 - Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Maloney (1988) 166 CLR 245 - Upper Hunter Timbers Pty Ltd v Forestry Commission of New South Wales [1999] NSWCA 125 PARTIES : McRoss Developments Pty Limited - Plaintiff Caltex Petroleum Pty Limited - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2829/02 COUNSEL : B.A.J. Coles QC and D.F. Villa - Plaintiff I.G. Harrison SC and A. Leopold - Defendant SOLICITORS : Minter Ellison - Plaintiff Freehills - Defendant
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