Warren v Dickson [2011] NSWSC 79

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Warren v Dickson [2011] NSWSC 79 Hearing dates: 7 February 2011, 8 February 2011, 9 February 2011 Decision date: 25 February 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Pembroke J Decision: See judgment paragraph 48 Catchwords: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES - transmission of interest in joint property - proper characterisation CONTRACT - repudiation - conduct not repugnant or inconsistent - no repudiation EMPLOYMENT LAW - employee's duty of fidelity - characterisation of conduct - not employee - no duty - no breach Cases Cited: Abebe v The Commonwealth (1999) 197 CLR 510 Bank of New South Wales v The Commonwealth (1948) 76 CLR 1 Blyth Chemicals v Bushnell (1933) 49 CLR 66 Byrne & Frew v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 95 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v Carlton & United Breweries Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 468 Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell [2004] HCA 64 DTR Nominees v Mona Homes Pty Ltd (1978) 138 CLR 423 Heptonstall v Gaskin (No 2) (2005) 138 IR 103 Hollis v Vabu (2001) 207 CLR 21 Holt v Deputy Federal Commissioner of land Tax, New South Wales (1914) 17 CLR 720 Johnson (A P) v Unisys ltd [2003] 1 AC 518 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 McCoy v Estate of Caelli [2008] NSWSC 986 Mahmud & Malik v Bank of Credit & Commerce International SA [1998] AC 20 Re Robertson (1944) WN (NSW) 53 Russell v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (2008) 72 NSWLR 559 Sopov & Walker v Kane Constructions Pty Ltd [2007] VSCA 257 Trawl Industries v Effem Foods (1992) 27 NSWLR 326 Vodafone Pacific Ltd & Ors v Mobile Innovations Ltd [2004] NSWCA 15 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert Hugh Warren - Plaintiff Gregory John Dickson - First defendant Kevin Bernard Dwyer - Second defendant Rebecca Anne Flynn - Third defendant Dean Barry Groundwater - Fourth defendant Craig Graham Pryor - Fifth defendant Warren McKeon Dickson Pty Limited - Sixth defendant Representation: Counsel: J J Garnsey QC with N W Hogan - for the Plaintiff M Orlov - for the Defendants Solicitors: Access Law Group - for the Plaintiff Verekers Lawyers - for the Defendants File Number(s): 2010/00290498