Ding v Su [2012] NSWSC 629

Ding v Su [2012] NSWSC 629

Service on the vendor's solicitor was sufficient under the contract and UCPR r 10.6; delay in settlement after January 2009 was attributable to the fault of the vendor, therefore interest does not accrue; plaintiffs are entitled to specific performance as neither party has terminated the contract and no defence of laches defeats the claim.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 May 2012
Procedural Posture
Specific Performance Claim / Final Judgment
Outcome
Specific performance granted
Legal Topics
['contract for the Sale of Land' 'specific Performance' 'service of Documents' 'interest on Purchase Price']

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Procedural Posture

Specific Performance Claim / Final Judgment

  1. 1 ['Whether there was sufficient service on the defendant' 'Whether interest is payable on the balance purchase price' 'Whether the plaintiffs are entitled to specific performance']

Ratio Decidendi

Service on the vendor's solicitor was sufficient under the contract and UCPR r 10.6; delay in settlement after January 2009 was attributable to the fault of the vendor, therefore interest does not accrue; plaintiffs are entitled to specific performance as neither party has terminated the contract and no defence of laches defeats the claim.

Court Disposition

Specific performance granted

Orders

  • ['Declare that the agreement made on 16 January 2005 between the defendant as vendor and the plaintiffs as purchasers ought to be specifically performed and carried into execution.' 'Order that the defendant specifically perform and carry into execution the said agreement insofar as the same remains to be...