Vitek & Anor v Taheri & Ors [2013] NSWSC 589

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vitek & Anor v Taheri & Ors [2013] NSWSC 589 Hearing dates: 12, 13, 14 and 15 March 2013 Decision date: 20 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: Consent Orders to be set aside Catchwords: [JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS] - Application to set aside Consent Orders made upon a settlement agreement made during the course of previous litigation [MISREPRESENTATIONS] - whether representations made in affidavit were misrepresentations (fraudulent or innocent) - whether plaintiffs relied upon those representations in deciding to settle the litigation against the party making the misrepresentations Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Cases Cited: Baird v BCE Holdings Pty Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 374 Cabassi v Vila (1940) 64 CLR 130 Gipps v Gipps [1978] 1 NSWLR 454 Gould v Vaggelas (1984) 157 CLR 215 Harrisons & Crossfield Ltd v London & North-Western Railway Company Ltd [1917] 2 KB 755 Hughes v Hughes [2011] NSWSC 729 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Ltd (1995) 183 CLR 563 Leason Pty Ltd v Princes Farm Pty Ltd [1983] 2 NSWLR 381 Perochinsky v Kirschner [2013] NSWSC 400 Rayner v NJ Sheaffe Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 810 Seddon v North Eastern Salt Co Ltd [1905] 1 Ch 326 Siahos v JP Morgan Trust Australia Ltd [2009] NSWCA 20 Spies v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 Spina v Conran Associates Pty Ltd (2008) 13 BPR 25,435 Spina v Permanent Custodians Ltd (2008) 13 BPR 25,463 Svanosio v McNamara (1956) 96 CLR 186 Toubia v Schwenke (2002) 54 NSWLR 46 Vadasz v Pioneer Concrete (SA) Pty Ltd (1995) 184 CLR 102 Vitek v Estate Homes Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 237 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Texts Cited: The Macquarie Dictionary, The Macquarie Library, Federation Edition (2001) Meagher, Heydon and Leeming, Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's Equity: Doctrines and Remedies (4th ed, 2002) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Vitek (First Plaintiff) Shoshanna Vitek (Second Plaintiff) Veeda Taheri (First Defendant) Siamac Taheri (Second Defendant) Estate Homes Pty Ltd (now deregistered) (Third Defendant) Bernard O'Donnell (Fourth Defendant) Representation: SD Robb QC/BM Zipser (First and Second Plaintiffs) JB Simpkins SC/MW Sneddon (First Defendant) Farrar Lawyers (Plaintiffs) McLaughlin & Riordan (First Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/328982