Gallinar Holdings Pty Ltd v Riedel [2014] NSWSC 476

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gallinar Holdings Pty Ltd v Riedel [2014] NSWSC 476 Hearing dates: 11 April 2014 Decision date: 11 April 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: White J Decision: Refer to paras [49], [51] and [52] of judgment. Catchwords: EQUITY - specific performance - construction of contract - whether sale price of property was inclusive of GST - whether a binding contract existed -whether the contract can be vitiated for unilateral mistake as to the purchase price of the property - whether the plaintiff ought to be denied specific performance on discretionary grounds - whether the defendant is entitled to rescind the contract - defendant bound by contractual terms - specific performance ordered Legislation Cited: A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) Cases Cited: Tam v Mannall [2010] NSWSC 250 Ashton v Monteleone [2010] NSWSC 258 Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v KS Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 309 Master v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc [2002] HCA 8; (2002) 209 CLR 95 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Limited [2004] 219 HCA 52; (2004) 219 CLR 165 Sindel v Georgiou (1984) 154 CLR 661 Taylor v Johnson [1983] HCA 5; (1983) 151 CLR 422 Misiaris v Saydels Pty Limited (1989) NSWConvR 55-474 Slee v Warke (1949) 86 CLR 271 Tamplin v James (1880) 15 Ch D 215 Borg v Howlett [1996] NSWSC 153 Boulas v Angelopoulos (1991) 5 BPR 11,477; (1991) NSWConvR 55,606 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gallinar Holdings Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Sandra Frances Riedel (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Chapple (Plaintiff) R Wilson SC (Defendant) Solicitors: Hansons Lawyers (Plaintiff) Thomas & Bisley (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/301859