Maestri Tower Investment Group Pty Ltd v Al Maha Pty Limited [2019] NSWDC 92

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Maestri Tower Investment Group Pty Ltd v Al Maha Pty Limited [2019] NSWDC 92 Hearing dates: 27, 28 February; 1 and 4 March 2019 Date of orders: 05 March 2019 Decision date: 05 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $121,517.68. (2) Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs. (3) Parties to notify my associate within seven days of any further argument concerning costs. Catchwords: CONTRACT – real estate commissions – bonus commission – construction – unconscionable conduct – expert valuation – need for reasoning to be exposed – market value – sale below market value – sale under pressure – sales to closely associated persons – relevance of statutory obligations PLEADINGS – whether allegations sufficiently pleaded Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law, s 20, s 21 Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002, s 47, s 48, s 49, s 55, s 55A Cases Cited: Arcus Shopfitters Pty Ltd v Western Australian Planning Commission [2002] WASC 174 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Buildev Development Pty Ltd v PIC Sales Pty Ltd (2004) 11 BPR 21,445 CSR Ltd v Adecco (Australia) Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 121 Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar (2011) 243 CLR 588 Electricity Generation Corp v Woodside Energy Ltd; Woodside Energy Ltd v Electricity Generation Corp (2014) 251 CLR 640 Franklins Pty Ltd v Metcash Trading Ltd [2009] NSWCA 407 Taouk v Assure (NSW) Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 227 Texts Cited: N C Seddon & R A Bigwood, Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract (11th Aust. Ed, 2017, Lexisnexis Butterworths Australia) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Maestri Tower Investment Group Pty Ltd ACN 150 312 664 – plaintiff Al Maha Pty Limited ACN 118 230 087 - defendant Representation: Counsel: Mr A Macauley – plaintiff Mr M Sahade - defendant