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Monday, 2 March 2015

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Rahgeb Naguib Awadallah v Hymix Australia Pty Ltd (NSWSC) - caveat - equitable mortgage over property arising from guarantee - caveat removed on condition of payment of debt
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Rahgeb Naguib Awadallah v Hymix Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 117
Supreme Court of New South Wales
McDougall J
Real property - caveat - equitable mortgage over property arising from guarantee - plaintiff was director of company - defendant claimed it supplied concrete to company on basis it held director’s guarantee - defendant claimed payment of amount in District Court from director - director claimed guarantee abandoned or terminated - caveat lodged against plaintiff’s title as joint tenant in parcels of real estate - one parcel of real estate had been sold -  plaintiff sought removal of caveat - validity of caveat - balance of convenience - held: caveat did not on its face go beyond rights asserted arising under guarantee - sufficient justice would be done to parties if caveat withdrawn in relation to property which had been sold on condition that amount be paid into Court to abide outcome of debt recovery proceedings in District Court.
Rahgeb Naguib Awadallah