Pascali v Carr [2019] NSWCA 151

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pascali v Carr [2019] NSWCA 151 Hearing dates: 22 May 2019 Decision date: 20 June 2019 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Bell P at [2]; Macfarlan JA at [3] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs Catchwords: TORT – sale of residential property – special condition for provision of evidence concerning home warranty insurance and compliance with council requirements in relation to building works – implied fraudulent representations in relation to evidence referable to fulfilment of special condition – whether representations made and relied upon Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), ss 109C, 109H Cases Cited: Demetrios v Gikas Dry Cleaning Industries Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 561 Holmes v Jones (1907) 4 CLR 1692; [1907] HCA 35 National Commercial Banking Corporation of Australia Ltd v Batty (1986) 160 CLR 251; [1986] HCA 21 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 67 ALJR 170; [1992] HCA 66 R v Lambie [1982] AC 449 Texts Cited: K R Handley, Spencer Bower & Handley: Actionable Misrepresentation, (5th ed, 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joseph Robert Pascali (Appellant) Marcelle Carr (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Docker with A Gandar (Appellant) C Birch SC with B DeBuse (Respondent)

Solicitors: Kardos Scanlan (Appellant) Watson & Watson Solicitors (Respondent) File Number(s): 2018/348402 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Equity Citation: [2018] NSWSC 1424 Date of Decision: 20 September 2018 Before: McDougall J File Number(s): 2014/165881