Toufic Laba Sarkis v Mahmoud Moussa [2011] NSWSC 1172

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Toufic Laba Sarkis v Mahmoud Moussa [2011] NSWSC 1172 Hearing dates: 08/07/2011 Decision date: 30 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Latham J Decision: Amended Summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: APPEAL - general principles - no appeal on question of fact - trial judge found that there was an oral contract on the balance of probabilities - sufficient evidence to support finding that there was an intention to create legal relations - sufficient evidence to justify award of damages Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 Cases Cited: Australian Gaslight Co v Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Poricanin v Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 419Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Mahoney v Industrial Registrar of NSW (1986) 8 NSWLR 1 Haines v Leves (1987) 8 NSWLR 442 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Gangemi Holdings Pty Ltd v Salter [1999] NSWSC 1004 Carr v Neill [1999] NSWSC 1263 State Rail Authority v Smith [2000] NSWSC 334 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc (2001) 209 CLR 95 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIV Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571 Coward v Motor Insurers Bureau [1963] 1 QB 259 Buckpitt v Oates [1968] 1 All ER 1145 Jones v Padavatton [1968] EWCA Civ 4 [1969] 2 All ER 616 Tadrous v Tadrous [2010] NSW SC 1388; Teen Ranch Pty Ltd v Brown (1995) 87 IR 308 Wakeling v Ripley (1951) 51 SR (NSW) 183 Southlink Holdings Pty Ltd v Morerand Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 214 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Toufic Laba Sarkis - Plaintiff Mahmoud Moussa - Defendant Representation: Counsel: Peter E King - Plaintiff M Rollinson - Defendant Solicitors: George Khoury & Co - Plaintiff Benjamin & Khoury - Defendant File Number(s): 2010/00292546