SK Chop Pty Ltd v Man Cave Barber Shop Rouse Hill Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 410

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SK Chop Pty Ltd v Man Cave Barber Shop Rouse Hill Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 410 Hearing dates: 4 & 5 March 2021, oral submissions 17 March 2021 Decision date: 23 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [239]-[240], [255]-[257] Catchwords: CONTRACTS — Construction — Interpretation — objective approach to construction CONTRACTS — Termination — Breach of term or repudiation CONTRACTS — Termination — exclusion of common law remedies — whether parties can exclude common law remedies for breach of contract without express words to that effect CONTRACTS — Termination — Breach of term — whether parties can justify termination of contract on alternative grounds to those given but which existed at time of purported termination Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Hair and Beauty Award 2010 (Cth) Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1922 (Cth) Cases Cited: Amann Aviation v Commonwealth (1990) 22 FCR 527 Aura Enterprises Pty Ltd v Frontline Retail Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 902 Australasian Performing Right Assn Ltd v Metro on George Pty Ltd (2004) 210 ALR 244 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Carr v JA Berriman Pty Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 327 Commercial Union Assurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell (2000) 75 ALJR 312; [2000] HCA 64 Coshott v Prentice (2014) 221 FCR 450 Drama Unit Pty Ltd v Fearndale Holdings Pty Ltd (Administrator Appointed) [2018] NSWSC 1895 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Etlis v New Age Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 165 Foran v Wright (1989) 168 CLR 385 Gerraty v McGavin (1914) 18 CLR 152 Heisler v Anglo-Dal Ltd [1954] 1 WLR 1273 Ho v Powell (2001) 51 NSWLR 572 Honner v Ashton [1980] ANZ ConvR 343 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd (2007) 233 CLR 115 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 Lepcanfin Pty Ltd v Lepfin Pty Ltd (2020) 102 NSWLR 627 Lion White Lead Ltd v Rogers (1918) 25 CLR 522 Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] UKHL 19; [1997] AC 749 Marshall v Council of the Shire of Snowy River (1994) 7 BPR 14,447 McMann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd (2000) 203 CLR 579 MLW Technology Pty Ltd v May [2005] VSCA 29 Modern Engineering (Bristol) Ltd v Gilbert-Ash (Northern) Ltd [1974] AC 689 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 Movie Network Channels Pty Ltd v Optus Vision Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 111 Progressive Mailing House Pty Ltd v Tabali Pty Ltd (1985) 157 CLR 17 Rawson v Hobbs (1961) 107 CLR 466 Rivat Pty Ltd v B & N Elomar Engineering Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 638 Sargent v ASL Developments Pty Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 Satellite Estate Pty Ltd v Jaquet (1968) 71 SR (NSW) 126 Shepherd v Felt and Textiles Co of Australia Ltd (1931) 45 CLR 359 Shevill v The Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620 State of New South Wales v Austeel Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 392 Suisse Atlantique Societe d'Armement Maritime SA v NV Rotterdamsche Kolen Centrale [1967] 1 AC 361 Wallace-Smith v Thiess Infraco (Swamston) Pty Ltd (2005) 218 ALR 1 Waters Lane v Sweeney [2007] NSWCA 200 Wood Factory Pty Ltd v Kiritos Pty Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 105 Category: Principal judgment Parties: SK Chop Pty Ltd (ACN 618 395 369) (first plaintiff) Soheyl Khorasani (second plaintiff) Man Cave Barber Shop Rouse Hill Pty Ltd (ACN 611 641 073) (defendant/cross claimant) Representation: Counsel: S Gollege, S LIpp (plaintiffs) I Chatterjee (defendant/cross claimant)