Abourjaily v Parkview Estate Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1256

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Abourjaily v Parkview Estate Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1256 Hearing dates: 7-10 August 2017 Date of orders: 19 September 2017 Decision date: 19 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Darke J Decision: Plaintiffs entitled to orders for specific performance. Catchwords: LAND LAW – conveyancing – the contract for sale – rescission – "off the plan" purchases – vendor required to use all reasonable endeavours to cause plan of subdivision to be registered – plan not registered by required date – whether vendor used all reasonable endeavours – whether vendor entitled to rescind – rescissions ineffective

CONTRACTS – construction and interpretation – vendor required to use all reasonable endeavours to cause plan of subdivision to be registered – whether right to rescind conditional on use of all reasonable endeavours – whether right of rescission lost due to default of rescinding party Legislation Cited: Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 88K Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Pt 5.3A Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: Al Achrafi v Topic (2016) 18 BPR 36,517; [2016] NSWSC 1807 Egan v Geraghty [1994] QCA 8 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Foster v Hall [2012] NSWCA 122 Gange v Sullivan (1966) 116 CLR 418 Godfrey Constructions Pty Ltd v Kanangra Park Pty Ltd (1972) 128 CLR 529 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Italo-Australian Club Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd (1989) Conv. R 55-461 Joseph Street Pty Ltd v Tan (2012) 38 VR 241; [2012] VSCA 113 Masters v Belpate Pty Ltd (2001) 10 BPR 18,527; [2001] NSWSC 169 Mei v West Apartments Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 662 Mitchell v Pattern Holdings Pty Ltd (2002) 11 BPR 20,241; [2002] NSWCA 212 Mordue v Kroone (2009) 14 BPR 26,771; [2009] NSWSC 255 Nina's Bar Bistro Pty Ltd v MBE Corporation (Sydney) Pty Ltd [1984] 3 NSWLR 613 Pelley v Tebran Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1072 Plumor Pty Ltd v Handley (1996) 41 NSLWR 30 Sanctuary Investments Pty Ltd v St Gregory's Armenian School Incorporated (1998) 9 BPR 16,823 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418 Transfield Pty Ltd v Arlo International Ltd (1980) 144 CLR 83 Wang v Kaymet Corporation Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1459 Warman International Pty Ltd v Dwyer (1995) 182 CLR 544 Waters Lane Pty Ltd v Sweeney (2008) Aust Contract R 90-287; [2007] NSWCA 200 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adel Abourjaily (First Plaintiff) Emilia Haddad-Abourjaily (Second Plaintiff) Giovanni Enzo Boggio Alania (Third Plaintiff) Fiona Jane Boggio Alania (Fourth Plaintiff) Patricia Ikonomou (Fifth Plaintiff) Mohsen Raoufi (Sixth Plaintiff) Graham Robert Benjamin (Seventh Plaintiff) Christine Margaret Anne Benjamin (Eighth Plaintiff) Peter Garrett Holt (Ninth Plaintiff) Cassandra Kemmie O'Neill (Tenth Plaintiff) David Michael Timewell (Eleventh Plaintiff) Claire Tracy Timewell (Twelfth Plaintiff) Parkview Estate Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Pesman SC with Ms A Power (Plaintiffs) Mr B DeBuse (Defendant)