Azar v Citigroup Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 380

Azar v Citigroup Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 380

On the primary factual findings, the appellants knowingly participated in arranging the loan and mortgage, acquiesced to misrepresentations made on their behalf, and understood the risks. Thus, the Loan Agreement and Mortgage were not unjust or unconscionable for the purposes of the Contracts Review Act or the Consumer Credit Code.

Parties
Appellant: Aziz Azar; Appellant: Ovsanna Azar; Respondent: Citigroup Pty Limited
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
13 December 2011
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed.
Legal Topics
Contracts Review Act, Unjust Contracts, Consumer Credit Code, Unconscionability, Mortgages, Loan Agreements

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Parties

Aziz Azar

Appellant

Ovsanna Azar

Appellant

Citigroup Pty Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the mortgage and loan agreement were unjust or unconscionable under the Contracts Review Act 1980
  2. 2 Whether the Consumer Credit (New South Wales) Code applied to the loan agreement
  3. 3 Whether the appellants executed the relevant documents

Ratio Decidendi

On the primary factual findings, the appellants knowingly participated in arranging the loan and mortgage, acquiesced to misrepresentations made on their behalf, and understood the risks. Thus, the Loan Agreement and Mortgage were not unjust or unconscionable for the purposes of the Contracts Review Act or the Consumer Credit Code.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed.
  • Appellants pay the respondent's costs of the appeal.