NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Beale v Trinkler [2008] NSWSC 347
HEARING DATE(S) : 25, 26, 27, 28 March 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 18 April 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J
DECISION : Specific performance granted.
CATCHWORDS : EQUITY - Fiduciary obligations - Partnership land held by company and individual - Share in company held by trustee for beneficiary - Heads of agreement to wind up partnership - Trustee to take surrender or transfer of beneficial interest in share - Claim for specific performance - Whether heads of agreement void under "self-dealing" rule - Whether voidable under "fair-dealing" rule - Whether evidence of offer to purchase the land is admissible as evidence of full value - Whether an offer by a neighbour should be analysed for special elements - Whether heads of agreement void for uncertainty - Whether heads of agreement rescinded
LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987
Denton v Donner (1856) 23 Beav 285; 53 ER 112 Morse v Royal (1806) 12 Ves Jun 355; 33 ER 134 Keech v Sanford (1726) Sel Cas T King 61; 25 ER 223 Chan v Zacharia (1983-1984) 154 CLR 178 Coles v Trecothick (1804) 9 Ves 234; 32 ER 592 Thomas v Eastwood (1877) 2 App Cas 215 McDonald v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Land Tax (NSW) [1915] HCA 54; (1915) 20 CLR 231 Gregory v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1970-1971) 123 CLR 547 Freestone v Parramatta City Council (1973-1974) 34 LGRA 35 CASES CITED : Goold v Commonwealth of Australia (1993) 42 FCR 51 Phillipou v Housing Commission of Victoria (1969) 18 LGRA 254 Henderson v Amadio (No 1) (1995) 62 FCR 1 MMAL Rentals Pty Ltd v Bruning [2004] NSWCA 451; (2005) 63 NSWLR 167 Caruana v Port Macquarie-Hastings Council [2007] NSWLEC 109 Benzlaw & Associates Pty Ltd v Medi-Aid Centre Foundation Ltd [2007] QSC 233 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2003] HCA 8; (2003) 212 CLR 111 Western Australian Planning Commission v Arcus Shopfitters Pty Ltd [2003] WASCA 295 Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418 Cudgen Rutile (No 2) Pty Ltd v Chalk [1975] AC 520
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