Al Maha Pty Limited v Coplin [2018] NSWSC 1623

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Al Maha Pty Limited v Coplin [2018] NSWSC 1623 Hearing dates: 22 October 2018 Date of orders: 24 October 2018 Decision date: 24 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Kunc J Decision: Option validly exercised; specific performance ordered; cross summons dismissed; defendant to pay plaintiffs' costs Catchwords: LAND LAW — Conveyancing — Options — Call options — Construction — Notice of exercise of option able to be given to grantor's conveyancer — Whether option validly exercised by notice given to conveyancer no longer retained by grantor at time of purported exercise

EQUITY — Equitable remedies — Specific performance — Set off — Court's power to order legal costs owing by vendor to be set off against purchase price Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Al Maha Pty Ltd v Coplin [2017] NSWCA 318 Cherry v Steele-Park [2017] NSWCA 295 Coplin v Al Maha Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1745 Fussell v Deigan [2018] NSWSC 1419 Goldsbrough Mort & Co Ltd v Quinn (1910) 10 CLR 674 Lahoud v Lahoud [2012] NSWSC 284 Miller v DPP [2004] NSWCA 249 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd & Anor (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Pratt & Anor v Hawkins (No 2) (1991) NSW Conv55-592 Thomas Developments Pty Ltd v Setlee Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 816; 11 BPR 20,495 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Al Maha Pty Ltd ABN 71118230087 (First Plaintiff) Sophia Norma Bechara (Second Plaintiff)