Vitek & Anor v Estate Homes Pty Ltd & Ors [2008] NSWSC 931

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Vitek & Anor v Estate Homes Pty Ltd & Ors [2008] NSWSC 931

HEARING DATE(S) : 5 September 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 5 September 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 5 September 2008

DECISION : Motion dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT – Whether informal agreement to compromise proceedings "subject to documentation" was immediately binding. Held: Agreement not binding until documentation executed.

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Allen v Carbone (1975) 132 CLR 528 Film Bars Pty Ltd v Pacific Film Laboratories Pty Ltd (1979) 1 BPR 9251 CASES CITED : GR Securities Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Sinclair Scott & Co Ltd v Naughton (1929) 43 CLR 310 Smith v Lush (1952) 52 SR (NSW) 207

Peter Vitek (First Plaintiff/1st Cross Defendant (1)) Shoshana Vitek (Second Plaintiff/2nd Cross Defendand (1)) PARTIES : Estate Homes Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Cross Claimant (1)) Siamac Taheri (Second Defendant) Veeda Taheri (Third Defendant/Cross Claimant (2)) Bernard O'Donnell (3rd Cross Defendant (1)/ Cross Defendant (2))

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1847/05

G.P. Segal OAM (Plaintiffs) COUNSEL : J.S. Van Aalst (First and Second Defendants) W.G. Muddle SC (Third Defendant) G.P. Craddock SC (Third Cross Defendant)

Charles G. Roth & Co (Plaintiffs) SOLICITORS : John Hertz & Assoc (First & Second Defendants) O'Hara & Co (Third Defendant) HWL Ebsworth (Third Cross Defendant)