Winter v Nemeth [2018] NSWCA 236

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Winter v Nemeth [2018] NSWCA 236 Hearing dates: 17 October 2018 Decision date: 17 October 2018 Before: Meagher JA; Sackville AJA; Emmett AJA Decision: The appeal is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – formation – respondent promised to give appellant money to buy house in Double Bay upon successful resolution of family law proceedings – no agreement – no intention to create legal relations – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 45 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.55 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Janet Sarah Winter (Appellant) Virginia Diroy Nemeth (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: RG Hanrahan (Appellant) R White (Respondent)

Solicitors: Hal Lawyers (Appellant) Hudson Law (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/221936 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Common Law Citation: [2018] NSWSC 644 Date of Decision: 16 May 2018 Before: Campbell J File Number(s): 2016/230995

[Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.]