NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : HG & R Securities Pty Limited v Sayer [2009] NSWSC 427
HEARING DATE(S) : 4 and 5 May 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 22 May 2009
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Ward J
DECISION : Judgment for Plaintiff
CATCHWORDS : CONVEYANCING - completion of contract - mortgagee exercising power of sale - no attendance by purchaser at settlement - termination of contract - claim for damages - whether mortgagee able validly to exercise power of sale - whether binding agreement to rescind sale contract - whether notices to complete invalid by reason of antecedent breach - lack of clean hands - purchaser not being in breach - defective form - or lack of readiness, willingness and ability at time of issue of notice to complete - held that mortgagee in position to exercise power of sale - no binding agreement to rescind sale contract - notice to complete valid - mortgagee awarded damages.
Conveyancing Act 1919 Judicature Act 1873 (Eng) LEGISLATION CITED : Land Tax Management Act 1956 Real Property Act 1900 Strata Titles Act 1973
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIV Commonwealth Games (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Bell v Scott (1922) 30 CLR 387 Beynon v Wongala Holdings Pty Limited [1999] NSWSCA 66 Brickles v Snell [1916] 2 AC 599 Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia (1982) 150 CLR 139 Castle Hill Tyres v Luxspice Pty Limited 7 BPR 14, 959 Clarke v Japan Machines (Australia) Pty Limited [1984] 1 Qd R 404 Collingridge v Sontor (1997) 141 FLR 440 Crowe v Rindock Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 375 Dainford v Yulura (1984) NSW Conv R 55-184 Dickinson v Dodds [1876] 2 Ch 463 Emerald Securities Pty Limited v Tee Zed Enterprises Pty Limited (1981) 28 SASR 214 Fekala Pty Ltd v Castle Constructions Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 297 Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd [1943] AC 32 Film Bars Pty Limited v Pacific Film Laboratories Pty Limited (1979) 1 BPR 9251 Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385 G R Securities Pty Limited v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Limited (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Halkett v Earl of Dudley [1907] 1 Ch 590 CASES CITED : In re National Provincial Bank of England v Marsh [1895] 1 Ch 190 Jillinda Pty Limited v McCourt [1983] NSW Conv R 55 145 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 Lohar Corporation Pty Ltd v Dibu Pty Ltd (1976) 1 BPR 9177 Louinder v Leis (1982) 149 CLR 509 Manton v Parabolic Pty Limited (1985) 2 NSWLR 361 McNally v Waitzer [1981] 1 NSWLR 294 National Westminster Finance Australia Limited v Jackson (Giles J, 8 July 1988, unreported) Neeta (Epping) Pty Limited v Phillips (1974) 131 CLR 286 Nemeth v Reachord Pty Limited (1998) 9 BPR 16,557 Ng v Chong [2005] NSWSC 270 Re Barr's Contract [1956] Ch 551 Re Scott and Alvarez's Contracts; Scott v Alvarez [1895] 2 Ch 603 Segulin v Car Owners Mutual Insurance Co Limited (1984) NSW ConvR 55-191 Sindel v Georgiou (1984) 154 CLR 661 Stickney v Keeble [1915] AC 386 Valoutin Pty Limited & Anor v Furst & Ors (1998) 154 ALR 119 Van Minh Lam v Tuan Hung Nguyen [2003] NSWSC 119 Wilde v Anstee (1999) 48 NSWLR 387 Zaccardi v Caunt, [2008] NSWCA 202
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