Cassaniti v Paragalli [2006] NSWSC 50

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cassaniti v Paragalli [2006] NSWSC 50

HEARING DATE(S) : 9 February 2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 9 February 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : Campbell J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 02/09/2006

DECISION : Contract for monies to remain in controlled monies account still on foot.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE – judgments and orders – consent orders – consent orders settling Supreme Court litigation on terms of payment of money into controlled monies account to abide resolution of a dispute – Supreme Court proceedings dismissed – District Court proceedings commenced to determine the dispute – whether order for payment of money into controlled monies account was interlocutory – interlocutory orders terminating upon determination of the proceedings – consent orders as both orders and embodiment of a contract – whether contractual aspect of consent orders terminated by dismissal of Supreme Court proceedings – construction of consent orders by reference to surrounding circumstances

LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Act 2005

Athens v Randwick City Council [2005] NSWCA 317 Green v Pulsford (1830) 2 Beav 69; 48 ER 1105 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 56 CLR 235 CASES CITED : Kirkpatrick v Kotis [2004] NSWSC 1265; (2004) 62 NSWLR 567 Morgan v 45 Flers Avenue Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 573 Paino v Hofbauer (1988) 13 NSWLR 193 Daniell's Chancery Practice, 7th edition Kerr on Injunctions, 6th edition

Sam Peter Cassaniti - Plaintiff/Respondent Michele Paragalli - First Defendant PARTIES : Rocco Paragalli - Second Defendant Antonio Paragalli - Third Defendant Joseph Paragalli - Fourth Defendant/Applicant