NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Daoud v Boutros [2013] NSWSC 687 Hearing dates: 29, 30 April, 1, 2 May 2013 Decision date: 03 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraphs [76], [99] and [100]. Catchwords: CONTRACTS - oral agreement - evidence relevant to whether parties entered into an oral agreement - identification of terms of oral agreement.
EVIDENCE - credibility of witnesses - importance of contemporaneous material - Jones v Dunkel inferences.
PARTNERSHIP - formation - whether the parties were in partnership - distinction between partnership and joint venture. Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 Partnership Act 1892 Partnership Act 1890 (UK) Cases Cited: Adler v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2003) 46 ACSR 504 ARM Constructions Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1987) 87 ATC 4790 Blatch v Archer (1774) 1 Cowp 63 Bova v Avati [2009] NSWSC 921 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Gibson Motor Sport Merchandise Pty Ltd and Ors v Robert James Forbes and Ors [2005] FCA 749 Ho v Powell (2001) 51 NSWLR 572 Hoyt's Pty Ltd v Spencer (1919) 27 CLR 133 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Khan v Miah [1998] 1 WLR 477 Khan v Miah [2000] 1 WLR 2123 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd v Palm Assets Pty Ltd (2009) 261 ALR 382 Onassis v Vergottis [1968] 2 Lloyds Rep 403 R v Navarolli [2010] 1 Qd R 27 Reliance Financial Services (NSW) Pty Ltd v Abdallah [2013] NSWCA 125 Ryledar Pty Ltd v Euphoric Pty Ltd (2007) NSWLR 603 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Heath Outdoor Pty Ltd (1986) 7 NSWLR 170 Thompson v White (2006) 13 BPR 24,537 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 United Dominions Corporation Ltd v Brian Pty Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 1 Wetton (as liquidator of the Mumtaz Properties) v Ahmed and Others [2011] EWCA Civ 610 Whywait Pty Ltd v Davidson [1997] 1 Qd R 225 Texts Cited: Bingham, The Judge as Juror: The Judicial Determination of Factual Issues, published in The Business of Judging, (2000) Oxford University Press J D Heydon, Cross on Evidence, 9th ed (2013) LexisNexis Butterworths Category: Principal judgment Parties: George Robert Daoud (Plaintiff) Chalita Boutros (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J S Mendel (Plaintiff) D A Allen (Defendant) Solicitors: Dib Lawyers (Plaintiff) Russo & Partners Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/114163
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