No 1 Victoria Dragons Pty Ltd v AEN Developments Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1345

No 1 Victoria Dragons Pty Ltd v AEN Developments Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1345

The apartment/car park mix in the Nomination Deed was subject to statutory and Council requirements; the inclusion of studio apartments, prompted by height and apartment mix requirements, was permissible under the variation proviso in cl 24.11. The Deed did not expressly or impliedly exclude studios or preclude apartments smaller than 50 sqm. There was no common intention justifying rectification; the claim for implied term fell short of necessity; misleading or deceptive conduct and unconscionability were not established due to lack of clear representations and because the contract documents supported 1VD's construction. The plaintiff was thus contractually entitled to the Final...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
06 October 2022
Procedural Posture
Principal Judgment Equity, Commercial List / Final Judgment After Contested Hearing
Outcome
Plaintiff succeeds in primary claim; Defendant fails in cross-claim.
Legal Topics
['contract Interpretation' 'rectification' 'implied Terms' 'estoppel by Representation' 'affidavit Evidence' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct' 'australian Consumer Law']
['contracts' 'equity' 'commercial Law'] ['contract Interpretation' 'rectification' 'implied Terms' 'estoppel by Representation' 'affidavit Evidence' 'misleading or Deceptive Conduct' 'australian Consumer Law']

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Procedural Posture

Principal Judgment Equity, Commercial List / Final Judgment After Contested Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the inclusion of studio apartments was a variation permitted under the Nomination Deed's apartment mix clause and statutory/Council requirements" 'Whether the Nomination Deed contained an implied term excluding studio apartments or apartments less than 50 square metres' 'Whether the contract should be rectified to reflect a common intention to exclude such apartments' 'Whether misleading or deceptive conduct or unconscionability occurred under Australian Consumer Law']

Ratio Decidendi

The apartment/car park mix in the Nomination Deed was subject to statutory and Council requirements; the inclusion of studio apartments, prompted by height and apartment mix requirements, was permissible under the variation proviso in cl 24.11. The Deed did not expressly or impliedly exclude studios or preclude apartments smaller than 50 sqm. There was no common intention justifying rectification; the claim for implied term fell short of necessity; misleading or deceptive conduct and unconscionability were not established due to lack of clear representations and because the contract documents supported 1VD's construction. The plaintiff was thus contractually entitled to the Final...

Court Disposition

Plaintiff succeeds in primary claim; Defendant fails in cross-claim.

Orders

  • ['Declaration that 1VD is entitled to specific performance and payment of the Final Instalment of the Nomination Fee under the Nomination Deed and to be reimbursed $200,000 plus GST for consultant costs.' "Defendant AEN's cross-claim (rectification, implied term, misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionability)...