Coplin v Al Maha Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 159

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Coplin v Al Maha Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 159 Hearing dates: 7 May 2019 Date of orders: 02 July 2019 Decision date: 02 July 2019 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1], Leeming JA at [2], Payne JA at [3] Decision: (1) Notice of motion seeking leave to amend the notice of appeal dated 3 May 2019 dismissed. (2) Appeal dismissed. (3) Appellant to pay the respondents' costs as agreed or assessed. 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 - whether notice to grantee required that conveyancer no longer retained by grantor – whether requirement that conveyancer be retained at the time of the exercise of the option Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW), s 7 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 170(1)(b) Uniform Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 14.11 Cases Cited: Austra Tanks Pty Ltd v Running [1982] 2 NSWLR 840 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99; [1973] HCA 36 Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604; [1998] HCA 16 Comdox v Robins [2009] NSWSC 367 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1; [1986] HCA 33 Hagerty v Hills Central Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 200 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Hartnett [2016] NSWCA 342 Josland v Mullaley Properties Pty Ltd (1993) 6 BPR 13,285 Ma v Adams [2015] NSWSC 1452 Meehan v Jones (1982) 149 CLR 571; [1982] HCA 52 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corp (1997) 47 NSWLR 631 Pratt & Anor v Hawkins (No 2) (1991) NSW ConvR 55-592 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] HCA 35 Tonitto v Bassal (1992) 28 NSWLR 564 Upper Hunter County District Council v Australian Chilling and Freezing Co Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 429; [1968] HCA 8 Whisprun Pty Ltd v Dixon [2003] HCA 48; 77 ALJR 1598 Texts Cited: JD Heydon QC, Heydon on Contract (Thomson Reuters, 2019) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Iraklis Gary Coplin (Appellant) Al Maha Pty Ltd (ACN 118 230 087) (First Respondent) Sophia Norma Bechara (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Gray SC, B Oliak (Appellant) T M Faulkner SC, A F Garsia (Respondents)