Kane & Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Idolbox Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 410

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kane & Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Idolbox Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 410 Hearing dates: 2 February 2024 Date of orders: 18 April 2024 Decision date: 18 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Parker J Decision: See [221]-[224] Catchwords: RECTIFICATION — commercial contract — common intention — proof — internal communication between plaintiff and solicitor — relevance and significance — defendant's intention — whether Jones v Dunkel inference should be drawn CONTRACT — interpretation of commercial contract for sale of land — right of recission — interpretation by reference to context — potentially contaminated land — contaminated land legislation and Environmental Protection Authority guidelines — relevance of expert opinion evidence Legislation Cited: Contaminated Land Management Act 1997(NSW) National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination Measure) 1999 Cases Cited: Bishopsgate Insurance Australia Ltd v Commonwealth Engineering (NSW) Pty Ltd (1981) 1 NSWLR 429 Charterbrook Ltd v Persimmon Holmes Ltd [2009] AC 1101 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Australia Branch v Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd (2021) 396 ALR 193 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 Ryledar Pty Ltd v Euphoric Pty Ltd (2007) 69 NSWLR 603 Simic v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (2016) 260 CLR 85 Taylor v Johnson (1983) 151 CLR 422 The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd v C88 Project Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1081 The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd v C88 Project Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 291 Texts Cited: Fowler's Modern English Usage, 2nd ed (1983) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kane & Co (NSW) Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Idolbox Pty Limited (First Defendant) PPSA Developments Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Sheldon (Plaintiff) J O'Sullivan (Defendants)