Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd v Castle Constructions Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1281

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd v Castle Constructions Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1281 Hearing dates: 1 September 2014 Decision date: 19 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: White J Decision: Defendant's notice of motion filed on 23 June 2014 as amended on 1 September 2014 be dismissed. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY - application under Conveyancing Act, s 88K for imposition of easement - motion for summary dismissal - Anshun estoppel - whether plaintiff was unreasonable in not bringing present claim in earlier proceedings - whether same issues of fact and law from earlier proceedings raised in current proceedings - summary dismissal not appropriate Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd v Registrar-General & Anor (No. 2) [2010] NSWSC 162; (2010) 14 BPR 27,459 Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd v Registrar-General [2011] NSWCA 395; (2011) 15 BPR 29,627 Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd v Registrar-General (No. 2) (2012) 16 BPR 30,353 Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor [2013] HCA 11; (2013) 247 CLR 149 Castle Constructions Pty Ltd v Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2013] HCA 44; (2013) 303 ALR 84 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 O'Brien v Tanning Research Laboratories Inc (1988) 14 NSWLR 601 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Limited (1983) 154 CLR 87 Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 CG Maloney Pty Ltd v Noon [2011] NSWCA 397 Rahme v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1991] NSWCA 230 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 57 FCR 287 Ling v Commonwealth of Australia (1996) 68 FCR 180 Zavodnyik v Alex Constructions Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 438; (2005) 67 NSWLR 457 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sahab Holdings Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Castle Constructions Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Katekar (Plaintiff) M Einfeld QC with A P Cheshire (Defendant) Solicitors: Kenjian & Company (Plaintiff) File Number(s): 2014/140789