Iacullo v Remly Pty Limited; Iacullo v Iacullo [2008] NSWSC 1176

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Iacullo v Remly Pty Limited; Iacullo v Iacullo [2008] NSWSC 1176

HEARING DATE(S) : 1, 2, 3 and 15 October 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 7 November 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Ward J

DECISION : Defendants' second cross-claim dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS - offer and acceptance - whether parties had entered into binding contract to settle proceedings - whether objective intention immediately to be bound - HELD no common intention immediately to be bound.

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

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