Jaswil Properties Pty Ltd ATF Jaswil Unit Trust v Barrak Corporation Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 391

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jaswil Properties Pty Ltd ATF Jaswil Unit Trust v Barrak Corporation Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 391 Hearing dates: 27 March 2015 Date of orders: 09 April 2015 Decision date: 09 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: Plaintiff granted relief against termination of contract for the sale of land. Catchwords: [CONVEYANCING] – where purchaser failed to settle by completion date – where notice to complete served –where purchaser prepared and served Transfer – vendor points out errors – purchaser amends Transfer – responsibility for execution clause in Transfer – where vendor fails to duly execute Transfer – where settlement aborted by reason of inappropriately executed Transfer – whether vendor entitled to serve notice of termination [EQUITY] – whether purchaser should be granted relief against termination of contract – whether vendor's conduct significantly contributed to the cause of the plaintiff being in breach of the time stipulation. Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Legione v Hateley (1983) 152 CLR 406 Shiloh Spinners v Harding [1973] AC 691 Stern v McArthur (1988) 165 CLR 489 Strickland v Grieve (1996) NSW ConvR 55-762 Tanwar Enterprises Pty Limited v Couchi (2003) 217 CLR 315 Union Eagle Ltd v Golden Achievement Ltd [1997] AC 514 Wilson v Kingsgate Mining Industries Pty Ltd (1973) 2 NSWLR 713 Texts Cited: Baalman & Wells Land Titles Office Practice (Thomson Reuters) Voumard: The Sale of Land (LBC Information Services, 5th Ed) JD Heydon, MJ Leeming and PG Turner (eds), Meagher Gummow and Lehane's Equity Doctrine and Remedies, Fifth Edition, (LexisNexis, 2015). Sugden, Vendor and Purchaser (14th Ed, 1862) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jaswil Property Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Barrak Corporation Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AG Rogers (Plaintiff) M Rollinson (Defendant)