Six Stars Investments & Ors v Anpor Holdings [2004] NSWSC 793

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Six Stars Investments & Ors v Anpor Holdings [2004] NSWSC 793 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 August 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 August 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See para [40] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - where contract provided for right of rescission if strata plan not registered by particular date, subject to extension of time on certain terms - where vendor sought to extend time - where contract provided that vendor's architect to determine whether vendor entitled to extend registration date - where claim initially assessed by surveyor - where claim subsequently assessed by architect - where purchaser sought to rescind contract - whether purchaser has exercised right to rescind - whether determination by vendor's architect could be made after as well as before extension of time - where no evidence as to basis upon which vendor able to conclude that it would be delayed in causing registration of the strata plan - whether entitlement to extension of time depends upon vendor's actual knowledge Six Stars Investments Pty Ltd (Plaintiff 1) SRGA Investments Pty Limited (Plaintiff 2) Mohamed Boussi (Plaintiff 3) Johanna Cruz (Plaintiff 4) Simon Miks (Plaintiff 5) Yanal Dweik (Plaintiff 6) Hasham Elmasry (Plaintiff 7) Tamer Ibrahim (Plaintiff 8) Sharif Elkotby (Plaintiff 9) Yasser Elgammal (Plaintiff 10) May Karnib (Plaintiff 11) Haissam Yassine (Plaintiff 12) Edward Matush (Plaintiff 13) PARTIES : Mohamed Mustapha (Plaintiff 14) Allen Nassouh (Plaintiff 15) Rammiz Omar (Plaintiff 16) Bassim Omar (Plaintiff 17) Majde Saffaga (Plaintiff 18) Wissam Tawbe (Plaintiff 19) Ali Tawbe (Plaintiff 20) Mohamed Teffaha (Plaintiff 21) Ali Faeeh (Plaintiff 22) Bassem Bou Younes (Plaintiff 23) Issam Bou Younes (Plaintiff 24) Gebran Boulattouf (Plaintiff 25) Suzan Boulattouf (Plaintiff 26) Anpor Holdings Pty Ltd (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3623/04 COUNSEL : G M Thomas (Plaintiffs) F G Lever SC (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Vosnakis & Associates (Plaintiffs) Swaab Attorneys (Defendant)