Raphael Shin Enterprises Pty Ltd v Waterpoint Shepherds Bay Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 406

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Raphael Shin Enterprises Pty Ltd v Waterpoint Shepherds Bay Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 406 Hearing dates: 28 October 2015 Date of orders: 16 December 2015 Decision date: 16 December 2015 Before: Beazley P at [1]; Ward JA at [2]; Emmett AJA at [3] Decision: 1 The appeal be dismissed.

2 The appellants pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: CONTRACT – construction – interrelationship of several agreements for the acquisition of strata titles and the carrying out of works – whether the respondent was entitled to require the first appellant to complete the purchase of the lots before the necessary consents and approvals for the works had been obtained – whether the principles in Flight v Booth (1834) 1 Bing (NC) 370 apply Cases Cited: Carpenter v McGrath (1996) 40 NSWLR 39 Fletcher v Manton [1940] HCA 32; 64 CLR 37 Flight v Booth (1834) 1 Bing (NC) 370 Higgins v Statewide Developments Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 183; 14 BPR 27,293 Manks v Whiteley [1912] 1 Ch 735 RIL Aviation HL 7740 and HL 7741 Pty Ltd v Alliance & Leicester plc [2011] NSWCA 423 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Raphael Shin Enterprises Pty Ltd (First Appellant) Raphael Shin (Second Appellant) Rebecca Yi Jeong Shin (Third Appellant) Waterpoint Shepherds Bay Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr B Coles QC with Mr A Fernon (Appellants) Mr M Ashhurst SC with Mr S Ahmed (Respondent)