Lauren Marie Van Dyke v Prithvi Pal Singh Sidhu [2011] NSWSC 167

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lauren Marie Van Dyke v Prithvi Pal Singh Sidhu [2011] NSWSC 167 Hearing dates: 7 March 2011 Decision date: 07 March 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Gzell J Decision: Statement of claim struck out. Judgment for defendant with costs. Catchwords: ESTOPPEL - General Principles - promise by one joint tenant to transfer an unsubdivided lot when able to do so - subdivision not taken place - other joint tenant not party to proceedings Cases Cited: Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; (1948-1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Penthouse Publications Ltd v McWilliam (NSW Court of Appeal, 14 March 1991, unreported) Mutual Life & Citizens' Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt (1970) 122 CLR 628 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Limited v Maher [1988] HCA 7; (1987-1988) 164 CLR 387 Giumelli v Giumelli [1999] HCA 10; (1999) 196 CLR 101 Commonweath v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394 Legione v Hateley [1983] HCA 11; (1982-1983) 152 CLR 406 Woodhouse AC Israel Cocoa Ltd SA v Nigerian Produce Marketing Co Ltd [1971] 2 QB 23 The Public Trustee v Kukula (1990) 14 Fam LR 97 Texts Cited: R P Meagher, W M C Gummow and J R F Lehane, Equity: Doctrines & Remedies, 4th ed (2002), Butterworths, LexisNexis Peter W Young, Clyde Croft and Megan Louise Smith, On Equity (2009), Lawbook Co. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lauren Marie Van Dyke (Plaintiff) Prithvi Pal Singh Sidhu (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Newlinds SC/ J Giles (Defendant) Solicitors: Henry Davis York Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2009/289460