Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hume Computers Pty Ltd ACN 003 154 827 v Exact International BV [2007] FCA 478 CONTRACT – termination – whether notice of termination valid – agreement governed by foreign law – whether notice must be effective under foreign law – where notice given and received by solicitors for each party and not parties themselves – whether notice unequivocal of election to terminate – whether notice constituted repudiation of agreement – notice held to be valid Ballas v Theophilos (No 2) (1957) 98 CLR 193 cited CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd (1995) 8 ANZ Ins Cas 61-232 cited Commercial Union Assurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 cited DTR Nominees Pty Ltd v Mona Homes Pty Ltd (1978) 138 CLR 423 cited Finishing Services Pty Ltd v Lactos Fresh Pty Ltd [2006] FCAFC 177 cited IVI Pty Ltd v Baycrown Pty Ltd [2005] QCA 205 cited Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd (1997) AC 749 referred to McGuren v Simpson [2004] NSWSC 35 cited Townsend Carriers Ltd v Pzifer Ltd (1977) 33 Prop & Comp R 361 referred to Young v Lamb (2001) 10 BPR 97867 cited
JD Heydon, Cross on Evidence, 7th Australian edition, LexisNexis Australia HUME COMPUTERS PTY LTD ACN 003 154 827, HUME BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PTY LTD AND HUME BUSINESS SYSTEMS PTY LTD v EXACT INTERNATIONAL BV, EXACT SOFTWARE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RAJESH PATEL, ROBERT GREGORY URAND AND EDUARD HAGENS NSD1469 OF 2006
JACOBSON J
3 APRIL 2007
SYDNEY IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD1469OF 2006
BETWEEN: HUME COMPUTERS PTY LTD ACN 003 154 827
First Applicant / First Cross-Respondent
HUME BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
Second Applicant / Second Cross-Respondent
HUME BUSINESS SYSTEMS PTY LTD
Third Applicant
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