NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Georges & anor v Peter Wieland & ors [2010] NSWSC 1378
HEARING DATE(S) : 29 July 2010
JUDGMENT DATE : 30 November 2010
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J
DECISION : Decree of specific performance rescinded to the extent that it remains unperformed. Held, in special circumstances of case and while decree of specific performance remained unperformed, alternative claim had not been finally disposed of. On alternative claim, held, breach of directors' duties established, and plaintiff entitled to compensation. Plaintiff to bring in short minutes. See paras 56, 58.
CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE – Judgments and Orders – Finality – Liberty to apply – Further consideration - Decree for specific performance – Where defendant fails to perform – Where alternative claim against other defendants not decided - Whether proceedings against other defendants are finally disposed of when decree of specific performance remains unperformed – Whether open to further consider alternative claim upon rescission of decree – CORPORATIONS – Management and administration – Duties and liabilities of officers of corporation – Fiduciary and related statutory duties – Of good faith and proper purpose – To act in good faith in best interests of company – whether duties breached – Assessment of compensation
(CTH) Corporations Act 2001, s 79, s 181, s 182, s 471B, s 1317H, s 1317J LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 36.11, r 36.16
CATEGORY : Consequential orders
Abigroup Ltd v Abignano (1992) 39 FCR 74 Australian Hardboards Ltd v Hudson Investment Group Ltd (2007) 70 NSWLR 201 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 Bonnici v Kur-ring-gai Municipal Council [2001] NSWSC 1124 Buckman v Rose (1980) 1 BPR 9558 Georges v Wieland [2009] NSWSC 733 Haviland v McLeary (1894) 15 LR (NSW) Eq 22, (1894) 10 WN (NSW) 146 JAG Investment Pty Ltd v Strati [1981] 2 NSWLR 600 Johnson v Agnew [1980] AC 367 CASES CITED : Ku-Ring-Gai Municipal Council v Bonnici [2002] NSWCA 313 Maritime Services Board (No 2) (1996) 14 BCL 375 Mordecai v Mordecai (1988) 12 NSWLR 58 Morrow v Tucker (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 1358 Muriti v Prendergast [2005] NSWSC 281 Phillips v Walsh (1990) 20 NSWLR 206 Pratt v Hawkins (1991) 32 NSWLR 319 Singh (Sudagar) v Nazeer [1979] Ch 474 Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Maloney (1988) 166 CLR 245 Zorbas v Titan Properties (Aust) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 440
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