Poulos v Eberstaller [2013] NSWSC 1849

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Poulos v Eberstaller [2013] NSWSC 1849 Hearing dates: 9 and 10 December 2013 Decision date: 12 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [44] Catchwords: CONSENT ORDERS - nature and effect CONSENT ORDERS - construction and implication CONTRACT - implied term requiring reasonable co-operation CONTRACT - party cannot take advantage of own wrong to enliven contractual entitlement STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION - Section 37A Conveyancing Act - application to matrimonial dispute - meaning of 'creditor' COSTS - appropriate circumstances justifying fixed lump sum costs order Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act, 1919 (NSW) Family Court Act, 1975 (Cth) Cases Cited: Athens v Randwick City Council [2005] NSWCA 317 Cadogan v Cadogan [1977] 1 WLR 1041; [1977] 3 All ER 831 Harvey v Phillips [1956] HCA 17; (1956) 95 CLR 235 Insurance Commission v Joyce (1948) 77 CLR 39 Ireland v Retallack (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1096 Marcolongo v Chen [2011] HCA 3; (2011) 242 CLR 546 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd [1979] HCA 51; (1979) CLR 596 Siebe Gorman Ltd v Preupac Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 185 SS Pharmaceutical v Qantas Airways [1991] 1 Lloyd's Rep 288 Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Schulman [2013] NSWSC 858 TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Hayden Enterprises (1989) 16 NSWLR 130 TFML Ltd v Macarthur Cook Fund Management Ltd [2013] NSWCA 29 Texts Cited: P. W. Young, The Law of Consent, Law Book Co, (1986), pp182-183 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lisa Ann Poulos - plaintiff Hans Richard Eberstaller - first defendant Premjit Singh - second defendant Representation: Counsel: M W Sneddon with K P Tang - for the plaintiff A Ogborne - for the first defendant J Harding (solicitor) - for the second defendant Solicitors: Allygroup - for the plaintiff Bruce & Stewart Lawyers - for the first defendant Property Law Solutions - for the second defendant File Number(s): 2013/245442