The Owners – Strata Plan No 58087 v Matthews [2015] NSWSC 1906

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No 58087 v Matthews [2015] NSWSC 1906 Hearing dates: 23 November 2015 Decision date: 15 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: The Notice of Motion dated 24 July 2015 should be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: REAL PROPERTY – strata title – management and control – where lot owner and Owners Corporation negotiated to settle existing proceedings between them – where 'agreement in principle' was reached in correspondence – where agreement was subject to formal resolutions being passed at general meeting – whether a binding agreement existed. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 73 - Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 96 - Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW) ss 12, 13, 16, 21, 21(1), 21(2), 21(4), 28 Cases Cited: - 2 Elizabeth Bay Road Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan No 73943 [2014] NSWCA 409; (2014) 88 NSWLR 488 - Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Ltd v GR Securities Pty Ltd (1986) 40 NSWLR 622 - Cacace v Bayside Operations Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 572 - Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 - Cleary v Masterton [1999] NSWSC 207 - Grave v Blazevic Holdings Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 329 - Masters v Cameron [1954] HCA 72; (1954) 91 CLR 353 - Pavlovic v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 313 - Waldorf Apartment Hotel, The Entrance Pty Ltd v Owners Corp Strata Plan 71623 [2009] NSWSC 882 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan 58087 (Plaintiff) Dennis Raymond Matthews (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E. Peden (Plaintiff) S. Nixon/A. Jordan (Defendant)