Stone & Glass Equipment Limited v Aussie Strength Pty Ltd [2020] NSWDC 488

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stone & Glass Equipment Limited v Aussie Strength Pty Ltd [2020] NSWDC 488 Hearing dates: 21 August 2020 Date of orders: 28 August 2020 Decision date: 28 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraphs 61-64 Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – summary judgment application – claim by seller of gymnasium equipment for unpaid price – cross-claim for buyer's alleged damages following resale of gym equipment earlier acquired by buyer – discretionary considerations –whether summary judgment should be stayed in light of cross-claim PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – obligation of buyer of goods to purchase in foreign currency – currency of judgment for seller – date of conversion for currency – currency for claim for pre-judgment interest Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 21, 90, 96 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 Reserve Bank Act 1959 (Cth), s 85A Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW), s 51 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 9.10, 13.1, 13.2, 42.21 Cases Cited: Brown Boveri (Australia) Pty Ltd v Baltic Shipping Co (1989) 15 NSWLR 448 Cummeragunja Local Aboriginal Land Council v Nicholson [2017] NSWSC 394 Daewoo v Suncorp Metway (2000) 48 NSWLR 692 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 ITC Distribution Ltd v Filmpac Holdings Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, 6 March 1990) Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurenburg Aktiengesellschaft v Altikar Pty Ltd (1984) 3 NSWLR 152 Miliangos v George Frank (Textiles) Ltd [1976] AC 443 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71; 16 BPR 31705 Re Walsh; Ex parte The Flying Tiger Line Inc (1985) 7 FCR 579 State Bank of New South Wales v Swiss Bank Corporation (1995) 39 NSWLR 350 Swiss Bank Corporation v State Bank of New South Wales (1993) 33 NSWLR 63 Vlassons Shopping Inc v Neuchatel Swiss General Insurance Co Ltd (No 2) [1998] VSC 135 Texts Cited: Davies, Bell & Brereton, Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia (8th ed), LexisNexis Butterworths Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure New South Wales, LexisNexis Seddon and Bigwood, Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract (11th Australian ed, 2017), LexisNexis Butterworths) Sutton, Sales and Consumer Law (4th ed, 1995), LBC Information Services Category: Principal judgment Parties: Stone & Glass Limited (Plaintiff/Applicant) Aussie Strength Pty Ltd (Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Rose for the plaintiff/applicant Mr N Li for the defendant/respondent