NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Saleh v Romanous [2010] NSWCA 274
HEARING DATE(S): 30/08/2010
JUDGMENT DATE: 28 October 2010
JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Handley AJA at 2; Sackville AJA at 85
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: CONTRACT – collateral contract – inconsistent with principal contract – pre-contractual promissory estoppel available. - EQUITY – contract – equitable relief against enforcement – pre-contractual promissory estoppel. - ESTOPPEL – promissory estoppel – pre-contractual promise – estoppel available. - ESTOPPEL – promissory estoppel – negative effect – restraint on enforcement of rights. - ESTOPPEL – promissory estoppel – exclusively equitable. - EVIDENCE – written contract – parol evidence rule – entire contract rule – pre-contractual promissory estoppel not barred.
LEGISLATION CITED: Conveyancing Act, s 55(2A) & s 66L Fair Trading Act, s 45
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Amalgamated Investment & Property Co Ltd v Texas Commerce International Bank Ltd [1982] QB 84 CA Australian Co-operative Foods Ltd v Norco Co-operative Ltd (1999) 46 NSWLR 267 Bank Negara Indonesia v Hoalim [1973] 2 MLJ 3 Birmingham & District Land Co v London & North Western Railway Co (1888) 40 ChD 268 CA Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833, 117 FCR 424 Carter v Salmon (1880) 43 LT 490 CA City and Wesminster Properties (1934) Ltd v Mudd [1959] Ch 129 Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Glengallen Investments Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 55, 218 CLR 471 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22, 214 CLR 118 Franklins Pty Ltd v Metcash Trading Ltd [2009] NSWCA 407, 264 ALR 15 CASES CITED: Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd [1937] HCA 58; 59 CLR 641 Harkins v Butcher [2002] NSWCA 237, 55 NSWLR 558 Hoyts Pty Ltd v Spencer [1919] HCA 64; 27 CLR 133 Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co (1877) 2 App Cas 439 Johnson Mathey Ltd v AC Rochester Overseas Corp (1990) 23 NSWLR 190 Martin v Pycroft (1852) 2 DeGM & G 785 Maybury v Atlantic Union Oil Co Ltd [1953] HCA 89; 89 CLR 507 MK & JA Roche Pty Ltd v Metro Edgley Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 39 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Heath Outdoor Pty Ltd (1986) 7 NSWLR 170 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher [1988] HCA 7, 164 CLR 387 Wright v Hamilton Island Enterprises Ltd [2003] QCA 36
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