Charles Neville Bagot and Gordon Thomas Grieve trading as Piper Alderman v Chameleon Mining NL [2012] NSWSC 1331

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Charles Neville Bagot and Gordon Thomas Grieve trading as Piper Alderman v Chameleon Mining NL [2012] NSWSC 1331 Hearing dates: 25/10/12 Decision date: 01 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Garling J Decision: 1. Notice of Motion filed 23 August 2012 is dismissed. 2. Applicants are to pay the Respondent's costs of the motion. 3. Adjourn the proceedings for directions before Adamson J at 9.15am on Friday, 2 November 2012. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - plaintiff seeks to enforce settlement agreement - parties agreed to an "in principle" agreement - whether leave required to withdraw admission - whether there was an immediately binding agreement - whether conduct by plaintiff constituted a repudiation - whether relief ought be granted to plaintiff by way of specific performance Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v K S Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 Barrier Wharfs Ltd v W. Scott Fell & Co. Ltd [1908] HCA 88; (1908) 5 CLR 647 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v G R Securities Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 G R Securities Pty Ltd v Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 631 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61; (2001) NSWLR 153 Howard Smith & Co Ltd v Varawa [1907] HCA 38; (1907) 5 CLR 68 Hughes v NM Superannuation Pty Ltd (1993) 29 NSWLR 653 International Litigation Partners Pty Ltd v Chameleon Mining NL [2012] HCA 45; (2012) 86 ALJR 1289 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd [1989] HCA 23; (1989) 166 CLR 623 Love & Stewart v S Instone & Co (1917) 33 TLR 475 Masters v Cameron [1954] HCA 72; (1954) 91 CLR 353 Shevill v Builders Licensing Board [1982] HCA 47; (1982) 149 CLR 620 Sinclair, Scott & Co v Naughton [1929] HCA 34; (1929) 43 CLR 310 The Nominal Defendant v Gabriel [2007] NSWCA 52; (2007) 71 NSWLR 150 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Piper Alderman (Applicant) Chameleon Mining NL (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J.S. Gleeson SC (Applicant) J.M. Morris/T French (Respondent) Solicitors: Piper Alderman (Applicants) Eakin McCaffery Cox (Respondent) File Number(s): 2011/254902