NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2005) NSW ConvR 56-122
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Seivewright v Brennan [2005] NSWSC 216
HEARING DATE(S) : 11/03/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 11 March 2005
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq
DECISION : Interlocutory relief refused.
CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [249]- Auctioneer acknowledging then rejecting highest bid- Knocking down property to next highest bidder- Whether highest bid in law has right to have auctioneer sign contract. EQUITY [341]- Injunctions- Point of law arising on interim injunction application- Normally to be decided. PROFESSIONS & TRADES [41]- Auctioneers- Auctioneer acknowledging bid- Later treating bid as rejected- Whether permissible. STATUTES [131]- Regulations- Whether regulation to control conduct of auctions creates contract between bidders.
Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002, ss 79, 230 LEGISLATION CITED : Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002, Regulation 18
AGC (Advances) Ltd v McWhirter (1977) 1 BPR 9454 Barry v Davies [2000] 1 WLR 1962 Barry v Heathcote Ball & Co (Commercial Auctions) Ltd [2001] 1 All ER 944 CASES CITED : Craney v Bugg [1971] 1 NSWLR 13 Koumaros v Perpetual Trust Australia Ltd (1998) V ConvR 54-577 Niesmann v Collingridge (1921) 29 CLR 177 Tasker v Small (1837) 3 My & Cr 63; 40 ER 848
Desmond George Seivewright (P) Scott Larry Brennan (D1) PARTIES : Robert Thompson (D2) Rowan Ridge Pty Limited (D3)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1869/05
B A Coles QC and M Ashhurst (P) COUNSEL : C Harris (D1)
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