NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Fu v Bucasia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 325 Hearing dates: 11 and 18 March 2014 Decision date: 25 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Summons dismissed Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - Torrens System - vendor and purchaser - doctrine of merger - whether price adjustment clause merged on completion EQUITY - estoppel - whether purchaser estopped from relying on price adjustment clause CONTRACT - proper construction of price adjustment clause Legislation Cited: Real Property Act 1900 Cases Cited: Allen v Richardson (1879) 13 Ch. D. 524 Bowler v Hilda Pty Limited (in liq) [2001] FCA 342; (2001) 112 FCR 59 Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd [2009] 1 AC 1101 Christopoulos v Angelos (1996) 41 NSWLR 700 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd [2014] HCA 7 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420 Horsell International Pty Limited v Divetwo Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 368 Knight Sugar Co Ltd v Alberta Railway & Irrigation Co [1938] 1 All ER 266 McGrath v Sturesteps; Sturesteps v HIH Overseas Holdings Ltd (in liq) [2011] NSWCA 315; (2011) 81 NSWLR 690 Pallos v Munro (1970) 72 SR (NSW) 507 Palmer v Johnson (1884) 13 QBD 351 Pascon Pty Ltd v San Marco in Lamis Co-op Social Club Ltd [1991] 2 VR 227 Texts Cited: A. Bradbrook et al, Australian Real Property Law, (5th ed, 2011, Lawbook Co.) K Lewison and D Hughes, The Interpretation of Contracts in Australia (2012, Lawbook Co.) L Stevens, "Contracts for Sale of Land - The Operation of the Merger Doctrine" (1973) 47 ALJ 631, 631 P Butt, The Standard Contract for Sale of Land in New South Wales, (2nd ed, 1998, LBC Information Services) Williams, Vendor and Purchaser, (4th ed 1936) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lei Fu (Plaintiff) Bucasia Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T J Morahan (Plaintiff) J M Whitaker (Defendant) Solicitors: Chen Shan Lawyers (Plaintiff) Hunt & Hunt (Defendant) File Number(s): SC 2013/142877 Publication restriction: Nil
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