Thi Tuoi Vu & Anor v Ngoc Bich Nguyen & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1369

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Thi Tuoi Vu & Anor v Ngoc Bich Nguyen & Anor [2011] NSWSC 1369 Hearing dates: 18, 19, 20 & 23 May 2011, 8 June 2011 Decision date: 11 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Agreement for sale of business established. Specific performance of contract decreed. Catchwords: EQUITY - remedies - specific performance - whether agreement made for the sale of a bread shop business - whether terms of contract certain - whether agreement can be specifically performed - terms of decree. Legislation Cited: Business Names Act 2002 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 54A Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Byrne & Frew v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Codelfa Constructions Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 Halloran v Minister Administering National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 [2006] HCA 3; (2006) 80 ALJR 519 Kennedy v Vercoe (1960) 105 CLR 521 Khoury & Anor v Khouri [2006] NSWCA 184 McBride v Sandland (1918) 25 CLR 69 McMahon v Ambrose [1987] VR 817 Texts Cited: Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's Equity Doctrines and Remedies (4th ed) Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff/Cross Defendant- Thi Tuoi Vu Second Plaintiff/Cross Defendant- Kim Cuong Pham First Defendant/Cross Claimant- Ngoc Bich Nguyen Second Defendant/Cross Claimant- Hoa Thi Nguyen Representation: First & Second Plaintiffs/Cross Defendants- R. W. Tregenza First & Second Defendants/Cross Claimants- J.S. Drummond First & Second Plaintiffs/Cross Defendants- James Lachlan McHarg, Bell Lawyers First & Second Defendants/Cross Claimants- Dan Nguyen, DPN Company Solicitors File Number(s): 2011/00063013 Publication restriction: No.