NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Quarante Pty Ltd v The Owners Strata Plan No. 67212 [2008] NSWCA 258
HEARING DATE(S): 17 September 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 13 November 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Campbell JA at 1; Bell JA at 2; Sackville AJA at 3
DECISION: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. Appellant to pay Respondent's costs
CATCHWORDS: CONTRACT LAW – refurbishment of façade of building premises comprising strata scheme – whether oral agreement by owners corporation to reimburse building developer for cost of refurbishment works – whether terms of relevant conversation created binding agreement – whether strata managing agent representative had authority to bind owners corporation – whether actions of representative ratified by owners corporation - STRATA SCHEMES – powers and functions of owners corporation executive committee and strata managing agent – delegation of executive committee powers and functions to strata managing agent
LEGISLATION CITED: Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 (NSW)
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v K S Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61; (2001) 53 NSWLR 153 Equiticorp Finance Ltd v Bank of New Zealand (1993) 32 NSWLR 50 Lumbers v W Cook Buildings Pty Ltd (In Liq) [2008] HCA 27; (2008) 82 ALJR 1037 Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas [2004] HCA 35; (2004) 218 CLR 451 Peterson v Moloney (1951) 84 CLR 91 CASES CITED: Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall of Australia Ltd [2001] HCA 68; (2001) 208 CLR 516 Ryledar Pty Ltd v Euphoric Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 65; (2007) 69 NSWLR 603 Taylor v Smith (1926) 38 CLR 48 The Owners of Strata Plan No 3397 v Tate [2007] NSWCA 207 The Owners - Strata Plan No 43551 v Walter Construction Group Ltd [2004] NSWCA 429; (2004) 62 NSWLR Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 52; (2004) 219 CLR 165 Keighley, Maxsted & Co v Durant [1901] AC 240 Wilson v Tumman (1843) 6 Man & G 236; 134 ER 879
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