International Alpaca Management Pty Ltd v Ensors & Ors [1995] FCA 209

CATCHWORDS CONTRACT - importation of alpaca - proper construction of agreements - determining operative agreement - proper law of contracts - whether parties expressed choice of law to be applied - whether the word "facilities" should be construed as including an import permit - whether respondent obtained beneficial title pursuant to reserve contract. TORT - whether applicant entitled to damages for tortious inducement of breach - whether respondent has possessory title. SALE OF GOODS - passing of property - whether goods ascertained or unascertained - FOB contract - transfer of property under Chilean law - "traditio" - whether party obtained possessory title to goods. UNJUST ENRICHMENT - whether applicant unjustly enriched - whether sufficient evidence to prove level of unjust enrichment. ACTION ON THE CASE - application of principles in Beaudesert Desert Shire Council v Smith - whether any unlawful act. Sale of Goods Act 1923 No. 1 Hide & Skin Trading Pty Limited v Oceanic Meat Traders Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 310 Administration of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea v Daera Guba (1973) 130 CLR 353 F. L. Schuler A. G v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd [1974] AC 235 White v Australian and New Zealand Theatres Ltd (1943) 67 CLR 266 Aitken & Ors v State Bank of New South Wales & Anor (New South Court of Appeal, unreported 23 April 1993) Codelfa Constructions Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Carlos Federspiel & Co. SA v Charles Twigg & Co. Ltd [1957] 1 Lloyds Rep 240 The Ciudad de Pasto (1988) 2 Lloyds Rep 208 Hillas v Arcos (1932) 147 LT 503 Greig v Insole (1978) 1 WLR 302 Lonrho plc v Fayed [1989] 3 WLR 631 Ansett v Australian Federation of Airline Pilots (1990) 95 ALR 211 Beaudesert Shire Council v Smith (1966) 120 CLR 145 Northern Territory of Australia and Ors v Mengel & Ors (1994) 95 NTR 8 David Securities v CBA (1991-2) 175 CLR 353 Maralinga v Major Enterprises (1973) 128 CLR 336 INTERNATIONAL ALPACA MANAGEMENT PTY LIMITED & ORS v BEN K E ENSOR & ORS No G690 of 1992 Beazley J 7 April 1995 Sydney