Attia v Caird Seven Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 271

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Attia v Caird Seven Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 271 Hearing dates: 15 September 2016 Date of orders: 15 September 2016 Decision date: 28 September 2016 Before: Gleeson JA; Leeming JA; Payne JA Decision: Summons seeking leave to appeal dated 4 August 2016 dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – application to vacate consent orders for specific performance – whether justice would be served by vacating the orders – whether prima facie case of breach of contract of sale

PROCEDURE – whether appellants able to advance argument on appeal which was expressly abandoned by counsel before primary judge Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Cases Cited: Be Financial Pty Ltd as trustee for Be Financial Operations Trust v Das [2012] NSWCA 164 Bott v Carter [2012] NSWCA 89 Buckman v Rose (1980) 1 BPR 97,059 Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd (Court of Appeal (NSW), 16 November 1995, unrep) Chouman v Margules (1993) 17 MVR 144 Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) v Murry (1998) 193 CLR 605; [1998] HCA 42 Despot v Registrar General of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 5 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Haberle Crystal Springs Brewing Co v Clarke 30 F 2d 219 (2nd Cir 1929) House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 JAG Investment Pty Ltd v Strati [1981] 2 NSWLR 600 Johnson v Agnew [1980] AC 367 Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Incorporated v His Eminence Petar The Diocesan Bishop of The Macedonian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (2008) 237 CLR 66; [2008] HCA 42 Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond and Spraggon (Aust) Pty Ltd (1978) 139 CLR 231 Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Maloney (1988) 166 CLR 245 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mina Attia (first applicant) Shopsmart Pharmacy Franchising Pty Ltd (second applicant)