NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Chalik v Wales & Ors, Vaysman v Wales & Ors, Brainenberg v Wales & Ors, Damiz Pty Ltd v Woodgate & Ors [2005] NSWSC 877
HEARING DATE(S) : 25/08/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 2 September 2005
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J
DECISION : Short minutes to be brought in
CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS - general contractual principles - alleged oral agreement to compromise claims - whether parties intended only written agreement to be binding - CONTRACTS - Statute of Frauds - need for contract varying contract for sale of land to be in writing - whether parties' contract of that kind - CONVEYANCING - relationship of vendor and purchaser - purchaser's lien - whether arises as security solely for costs awarded to purchaser in specific performance suit
LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919, s.54A
Combe v Lord Swaythling [1947] Ch 625 Field Glen Pty Ltd v Condux Pty Ltd (unreported, NSWSC, Abadee J, 18 February 1993) Hewett v Court (1983) 149 CLR 639 Hua Chiao Commercial Bank Ltd v Chiaphua Industries Ltd [1987] AC 99 Kitton v Hewitt [1904] WN (Eng) 21 CASES CITED : Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Middleton v Magnay (1864) 2 Hem&M 233; 71 ER 452 Phillips v Ellinson Brothers Pty Ltd (1941) 65 CLR 221 Rose v Watson (1864) 10 HL Cas 672; 11 ER 1187 United Malayan Banking Corporation Bhd v Goodhope Realty [1989] 1 SLR 272 Whitbread & Co Ltd v Watt [1902] 1 Ch 835
(1) Igor Chalik - Plaintiff John Andrew Wales - First Defendant Downunder Pte Limited - Second Defendant Dennis Cooney - Third Defendant Giles Woodgate as trustee of the bankrupt estate of John Andrew Wales - Fourth Defendant (2) Leonid Vaysman - Plaintiff John Andrew Wales - First Defendant Downunder Pte Limited - Second Defendant Dennis Cooney - Third Defendant Giles Woodgate as trustee of the bankrupt estate of John Andrew Wales - Fourth Defendant PARTIES : (3) Eva Brainenberg - Plaintiff Giles Woodgate as trustee of the bankrupt estate of John Andrew Wales - First Defendant Downunder Pte Limited - Second Defendant (4) Damiz Pty Limited - Plaintiff Giles Woodgate as trustee of the bankrupt estate of John Andrew Wales - First Defendant Downunder Pte Limited - Second Defendant Igor Chalik - Third Defendant Leonid Vaysman - Fourth Defendant Eva Brainenberg - Fifth Defendant
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