New South Wales Rugby League Limited v Australian Rugby League Commission Limited [2022] NSWSC 570

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: New South Wales Rugby League Limited v Australian Rugby League Commission Limited [2022] NSWSC 570 Hearing dates: 5 May 2022 Decision date: 13 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: See paras [64]–[66] Catchwords: CONTRACTS — Breach of contract — Consequences of breach — Right to termination — Whether purportedly invalidly constituted board leads to inability to perform contract to requisite standard CORPORATIONS — Meeting of members — Voting — Election of board — Whether improper exclusion of candidate invalidated appointment of directors Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Ahmed v Chowdhury [2012] NSWSC 1452 Andrews v Queensland Racing Ltd [2009] QSC 338 Cambodian Buddhist Society of NSW v Meng Eang Thai [2017] NSWSC 1433 John v Korean Senior Citizens' Society, 2021 BCSC 1637 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Re Islamic Association Western Suburbs Inc [2015] NSWSC 638 Re Sri Guru Singh Sabah, Sydney Inc (The Sikh Association of Sydney) [2017] NSWSC 1092 Rivers v Bondi Junction-Waverly RSL Sub-Branch Ltd (1986) 5 NSWLR 362 Singh v Singh [2008] NSWSC 386 University of Technology Sydney v Gerrard [2001] NSWSC 368 Category: Principal judgment Parties: New South Wales Rugby League Limited (Plaintiff) Australian Rugby League Commission Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: CRC Newlinds SC with TJ Boyle (Plaintiff) B Walker AO SC with OR Jones (Defendant)