Luigi Iacullo v Remly Pty Limited and Dominic Iacullo and Lillian Iacullo [2012] NSWSC 191

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Luigi Iacullo v Remly Pty Limited and Dominic Iacullo and Lillian Iacullo [2012] NSWSC 191 Hearing dates: 28 November to 2 December 2011; 6 to 9 December 2011 Decision date: 07 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Parties to make written submissions as to form of orders. Catchwords: CONTRACTS - Formation - Discussion of relevant principles. EQUITY - Fiduciary duties - Relevant principles - Whether pleaded duties were established - Whether pleaded breaches were established. EQUITY - Special disadvantage - Whether pleaded special disadvantage established. TRUSTS - Constructive trust - Relevant principles - Baumgartner constructive trust - Whether Plaintiff entitled. Legislation Cited: - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) s 66G - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Pt 20 Div 3 Cases Cited: - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v CG Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd [2003] HCA 18; (2003) 214 CLR 51 - Aksu v Ilhan [2011] NSWSC 970 - Astley & Ors v Austrust Ltd (1999) 197 CLR 1 - Atco Controls Pty Ltd (in liq) v Newtronics Pty Ltd (recs and mgrs apptd) (in liq) [2009] VSCA 238; (2009) 25 VR 411 - Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd (No 4) [2007] FCA 963; (2007) 160 FCR 35; 62 ACSR 427 - Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v Commonwealth [1954] HCA 20; (1954) 92 CLR 424 - Australis Media Holdings Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 104 - Baumgartner v Baumgartner [1987] HCA 59; (1987) 164 CLR 137 - Beaton v McDivitt (1987) 13 NSWLR 162 - Bathurst City Council v PWC Properties Pty Ltd [1998] HCA 59; (1998) 195 CLR 566 - Birtchnell v Equity Trustees, Executors and Agency Co Ltd (1929) 42 CLR 384 - Blomley v Ryan [1956] HCA 81; (1956) 99 CLR 362 - Brambles Holdings Limited v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61; (2001) 523 NSWLR 153 - Boardman v Phipps [1967] 2 AC 46 - Breen v Williams [1996] HCA 57; (1996) 186 CLR 71; 138 ALR 259 - Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 - Bristol & West Building Society v Mothew [1998] Ch 1 - BP Refinery(Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings [1977] HCA 40; (1977) 180 CLR 266 - Burger King Corporation v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 187 - Burke v LFOT Pty Ltd [2002] HCA 17; (2002) 209 CLR 282 - Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd [1995] HCA 24; (1995) 185 CLR 410 - Canny Gabriel Castle Jackson Advertising Pty Ltd v Volume Sales (Finance) Pty Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 321 - Chan v Zacharia [1984] HCA 36; (1983) 154 CLR 178 - Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) [1982] HCA 24; (1982) 149 CLR 337 - Commercial Union Assurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 - Commercial Bank of Australia v Amadio [1983] HCA 14; (1983) 151 CLR 447 - Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell [2000] HCA 64; (2000) 176 ALR 693 - Eric Preston Pty Ltd v Euroz Securities Ltd [2010] FCA 97; (2010) 77 ACSR 135 - Eric Preston Pty Ltd v Euroz Securities Ltd [2011] FCAFC 11; (2011) 274 ALR 705 - Fraser Edmiston Pty Ltd v AGT (Qld) Pty Ltd [1988] 2 Qd R1 - Giumelli v Giumelli [1999] HCA 10; (1999) 196 CLR 101 - GM and AM Pearce & Co Pty Ltd v Australian Tallow Producers [2005] VSCA 113 - Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 10; (2003) 56 NSWLR 298 - Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 - Ho v Powell [2001] NSWCA 168; (2001) 51 NSWLR 572 - Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation [1984] HCA 64; (1984) 156 CLR 41 - Hoy Mobile Pty Ltd v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCA 810 - Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd v Burger King Corporation [1999] NSWSC 1029 - Integrated Computer Services Pty Ltd v Digital Equipment Corp (Aust) Pty Ltd (1988) 5 BPR [11,110] - John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v White City Tennis Club Ltd [2010] HCA 19; (2910) 241 CLR 1 - Keech v Sandford (1726) Sel Cas T King 61; 25 ER 223 - Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11; (2011) 276 ALR 375 - Lac Minerals Ltd v International Resources Ltd (1989) 61 DLR (4th) 14 - Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251 - Malsbury v Malsbury [1982] 1 NSWLR 226 - Muschinski v Dodds [1985] HCA 78; (1985) 160 CLR 583 - News Ltd v Australian Rugby Football League Ltd (1996) 64 FCR 410; 139 ALR 193 - New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v A M Satterthwaite & Co Ltd [1975] AC 154 - Peters (WA) Ltd v Petersville Ltd [2001] HCA 45; (2001) 205 CLR 126 - Pilmer v Duke Group Ltd (in liq) [2001] HCA 31; (2001) 207 CLR 165; 180 ALR 249 - Ravinder Rohini Pty Ltd v Krizaic (1991) 30 FCR 300; 105 ALR 593 - Ridout Nominees Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2003] WASCA 158 - Secured Income Real Estate (Aust) v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd [1979] HCA 51; (1979) 144 CLR 596 - Sullivan v Moody & Ors (2001) 207 CLR 562 - United Dominions Corp Ltd v Brian Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 49; (1985) 157 CLR 1 - Varma v Varma [2010] NSWSC 786 - Warman International Ltd v Dwyer [1995] HCA 18; (1995) 182 CLR 544 - Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 - West v Mead [2003] NSWSC 161; (2003) 13 BPR 24,431 Texts Cited: - J D Heydon, Cross on Evidence, 8th Australian ed Category: Principal judgment Parties: Luigi Iacullo (Plaintiff) Remly Pty Limited (First Defendant) Dominic Iacullo (First Defendant) Lillian Iacullo (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G. A. Moore (Plaintiff) D. A. Smallbone (Defendants) Solicitors: Kreisson Legal (Plaintiff) Allsop Glover (Defendants) File Number(s): 07/257623