Cole v Lee [2017] NSWSC 1011

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cole v Lee [2017] NSWSC 1011 Hearing dates: 30 May 2017 Date of orders: 02 August 2017 Decision date: 02 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: Prayers for relief 1, 3 and 4 of Summons dismissed Catchwords: Partnerships and Joint Ventures – validity of notice of determination – statutory termination – "retirement" – "dissolution" – Partnership Act 1892 (NSW), s 32 – "fixed term" – "single adventure or undertaking" – "undefined time" – Partnership Act 1892 (NSW), s 26 – "no fixed term" Legislation Cited: Partnership Act 1890 (UK), s 27 Partnership Act 1892 (NSW), ss 17, 19, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43 Partnership Bill 1880 (UK), ss 44, 45 Partnerships Bill 1883 (UK), ss 45, 46 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 34(1)(b) Cases Cited: ACE Project Group Pty Ltd v Ginger Development Enterprises Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 962 Giltej Applications Pty Ltd v Rosaria Grace Moschella [2005] NSWSC 599 Maillie v Swanney 2000 SLT 464 Moss v Elphick [1910] 1 KB 465 Moss v Elphick [1910] 1 KB 846 Sze Tu v Lowe (2014) 89 NSWLR 317; [2014] NSWCA 462 Williams v Nicoski [2003] WASC 131 Texts Cited: Banks, R C I'Anson, Lindley & Banks on Partnership (19th ed, 2010, Thomson Reuters) House of Commons Debate (21 July 1882) vol 272 Sir Frederick Pollock, A Digest of the Law of Partnership (2nd ed, 1880, Stevens and Sons) Sir Frederick Pollock, A Digest of the Law of Partnership (3rd ed, 1884, Stevens and Sons) Sir Nathaniel Lindley, A Treatise on the Law of Partnership (6th ed, 1893, Sweet and Maxwell) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jacquelene Miriam Cole (Plaintiff) Adrian Wei-Chun Lee (First Defendant) Richard Pezhman Samimi (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: MW Young SC (Plaintiff) RA Parsons (Defendants)