Signorelli v M G South Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1606
Neither defendant breached a duty of care owed to the plaintiff; plaintiff was always entitled to terminate contract for purchaser's failure to provide original deposit bond; acceptance of copy did not cause loss; no causation established for claimed losses.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 13 December 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Judgment
- Outcome
- Judgment for the defendants
- Legal Topics
- ['exchange of Contracts' 'deposit Bonds' 'real Estate Agent Duties' 'breach of Contract' 'vendor Remedies' 'rescission' 'termination' 'causation' 'failure to Advise' 'duty of Care']
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Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the real estate agent breached duty by accepting a copy of a deposit bond instead of the original' "Whether the vendor's solicitor was negligent in verifying and demanding the deposit bond or alternate deposit under the contract" 'Whether the plaintiff was entitled to terminate the contract for sale for failure to provide a valid deposit bond' 'Causation of alleged loss (difference between contract prices and costs)']
Ratio Decidendi
Neither defendant breached a duty of care owed to the plaintiff; plaintiff was always entitled to terminate contract for purchaser's failure to provide original deposit bond; acceptance of copy did not cause loss; no causation established for claimed losses.
Court Disposition
Judgment for the defendants
Orders
- ["Judgment in favour of the first and second defendants on the plaintiff's claim against them"]
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