Broulee Developments Pty Limited v Mackay [2008] NSWSC 32

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Broulee Developments Pty Limited v Mackay [2008] NSWSC 32

HEARING DATE(S) : 13 and 14 November, 5 December 2006 (written submissions to 2 August 2007)

JUDGMENT DATE : 1 February 2008

JUDGMENT OF : McLaughlin AsJ

DECISION : I make a declaration and orders in accordance with the document headed "Proposed Declarations and Orders", initialled by me and filed in Court this day.

CATCHWORDS : Equity - specific performance - contract for sale of land - contract not completed after almost fifteen years - whether contract has been abandoned - whether discretionary relief should be refused because of Plaintiff's delay in bringing proceedings.

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Lysaght v Edwards (1876) 2 ChD 499 Fullwood v Fullwood (1878) 9 ChD 176 Summers v The Commonwealth [1918] HCA 33; (1918) 25 CLR 144 Fitzgerald v Masters [1956] HCA 53; (1956) 95 CLR 420 Lamshed v Lamshed (1963) 109 CLR 440 DTR Nominees Pty Limited v Mona Homes Pty Limited [1978] HCA 12; (1978) 138 CLR 423 Air Great Lakes Pty Limited v KS Eastern Pty Limited (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 CASES CITED : Harvela Investments Limited v Royal Trust Company of Canada (CI) Limited [1986] AC 207 Wollondilly Shire Council v Picton Power Lines Pty Limited (1994) 33 NSWLR 551 CIC Insurance Limited v Bankstown Football Club Limited (1995) 8 ANZ Ins Cas 61 Plumer v Handley (1996) 41 NSWLR 30 Commonwealth of Australia v SCI Operations Pty Limited (1998) 192 CLR 285 Savage v Lunn (CA) NSW, 9 March 1998, (unreported) BC 9800548 Wallera Pty Limited v CGM Investments Pty Limited [2003] FCAFC 279 Marminta Pty Limited v French [2003] QCA 541 Ryder v Frohlich [2004] NSWCA 471