SEMF Pty Ltd v Renown Corporation Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1547

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SEMF Pty Ltd v Renown Corporation Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1547 Hearing dates: 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15 November 2021 Decision date: 01 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: See paras [75] to [77] Catchwords: CONTRACTS — Breach of contract — Consequences of breach — Right to damages where there has been partial performance — Whether damages ought to be reduced for betterment CIVIL PROCEDURE — Cross-claim — Against plaintiff — Right of set-off Cases Cited: Aerospace Publishing Ltd v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 3 Bellgrove v Eldridge (1954) 90 CLR 613 BHP Coal Pty Ltd v O & K Orenstein & Koppel AG [2008] QSC 141 Clark v Macourt (2013) 253 CLR 1; [2013] HCA 56 F.Y.D Investments Pty Limited v Promptair (No 2) [2019] FCA 419 Johnson v Perez (1988) 166 CLR 351; [1988] HCA 64 Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 768 Robinson v Harman (1848) 1 Exch 850; 154 ER 363 Sabouni v Revelop Building and Developments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 31 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 236 CLR 272; [2009] HCA 8 Tesrol Joinery Pty Limited v CEFLA Scri [2005] NSWSC 528 Tyco Australia Pty Ltd v Optus Networks Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWCA 333 Walker Group Constructions Pty Ltd v Tzaneros Investments Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 27 Category: Principal judgment Parties: SEMF Pty Ltd (Plaintiff | Cross-Defendant) Renown Corporation Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Dialog Pty Ltd (Second Defendant | Cross-Claimant) Representation: Counsel: P Greenwood SC with I Griscti (Plaintiff | Cross-Defendant) D Parish with J Pokoney (Defendants | Cross-Claimant)