Hu v Blue Whale Entertainment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 562

Hu v Blue Whale Entertainment Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 562

Specific performance should not be ordered for payment of money when a monetary judgment provides a sufficient remedy; plaintiffs were awarded judgment for the sum owed under the settlement agreement rather than specific performance.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
14 May 2020
Procedural Posture
Equity Commercial List / Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for the plaintiffs
Legal Topics
['specific Performance' 'settlement Agreement' 'monetary Payment' 'equitable Relief']
['practice and Procedure'] ['specific Performance' 'settlement Agreement' 'monetary Payment' 'equitable Relief']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Commercial List / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Court should order specific performance of a settlement agreement for the payment of money' 'Whether specific performance is appropriate where judgment for a monetary sum is available' "Consideration of the Court's power under s 73 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)"]

Ratio Decidendi

Specific performance should not be ordered for payment of money when a monetary judgment provides a sufficient remedy; plaintiffs were awarded judgment for the sum owed under the settlement agreement rather than specific performance.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the plaintiffs

Orders

  • ['Judgment for the plaintiffs in the sum of $5,761,972.60']