Van Stappen v Mackenzie [2008] NSWSC 307

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Van Stappen v Mackenzie [2008] NSWSC 307

HEARING DATE(S) : 27/03/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 28 March 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : White J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 28 March 2008

DECISION : Stood over to 10 April 2008 at 9:30 am in order for counsel for the defendants to bring in short minutes of order in accordance with reasons.

CATCHWORDS : REAL PROPERTY – conveyancing – contract for the sale of land – notice of rescission – service – address for service – last known business or residential address – possible to have more than one last known address – notice of new address did not displace knowledge that an earlier address was also a valid address for service

LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Hire-Purchase Act 1959 (Qld)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Gilbert v Healey Investment Pty Ltd [1975] 1 NSWLR 650 Treloar Nominees Pty Limited v Buttrey (1977) 1 BPR 9672LBC Information Services Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd (1983) 154 CLR 87 Bond v Hongkong Bank of Australia Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 286 Skalkos v T & S Recoveries Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 321; (2004) 141 FCR 107 CASES CITED : Austin Rover Group Ltd v Crouch Butler Savage Associates [1986] 1 WLR 1102; 3 All ER 50 Sarikaya v Victorian Workcover Authority (1997) 80 FCR 262 Croker v Ewen [2000] NSWCA 186 Quitstar v Cooline [2002] NSWSC 402; (2002) 168 FLR 213 Macrae v St Margaret's Hospital [1999] NSWCA 381; (1999) 19 NSWCCR 1 Dorsatville Pty Limited v Loumbos Pty Limited (1990) NSW ConvR 55-526 National Westminster Bank Ltd v Betchworth Investments Ltd [1975] 1 EGLR 57; 234 E.G. 43