Dalswinton Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v Cole [2006] NSWSC 570

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Dalswinton Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v Cole [2006] NSWSC 570

HEARING DATE(S) : 25 May 2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 25 May 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

DECISION : Averment of readiness and willingness in statement of claim not necessary. Admission allowed to be withdrawn. Further amendment of defence allowed.

CATCHWORDS : EQUITY [400] – Equitable remedies – Specific performance – Defences – From conduct of parties – Absence of readiness and willingness – Averment and proof of – Whether averment necessary in statement of claim – Whether necessity for averment removed by UCPR r 14.11 - PROCEDURE [99] - Supreme Court procedure - Practice under Supreme Court Rules - Admissions - Withdrawal - Absence of absolute right to withdraw - Discretionary considerations.

LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Part 15 r 11 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 14.11

Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604 Cooper's Brewery Ltd v Panfida Foods Ltd (1992) 26 NSWLR 738 Drabsch v Switzerland General Insurance Co Ltd NSWSC 16 October 1996 unreported Santow J Jeans v Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (2003) 204 ALR 327 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 482 May v Chidley [1894] 1 QB 451 CASES CITED : McDonald v McMullen (1908) 25 WN(NSW) 142 Robert v Plant [1895] 1 QB 597 Silver v Dome Resources NL [2005] NSWSC 265 Walker v Jeffreys (1841) 1 Ha 341; 66 ER 1064 Mason and Weston, Precedents in Equity (1915) 15 Miller and Horsell, Equity Forms and Precedents (New South Wales) (1934) 257 Nevill & Ashe, Equity Proceedings With Precedents (New South Wales) (1981) 251 Ritchie's Supreme Court Practice NSW [15.11.1]