NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: Blackmore Design Group Pty Ltd v Mudge [2006] NSWDC 160 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S): 24 November 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 15 December 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Rein SC DCJ
DECISION: See [42].
CATCHWORDS: Claims by architect for unpaid fees - Adoption of referee's report - Principles to be applied - Identification of contracting parties - Whether alternative claims in contract against defendants can be pursued where all defendants admit contract with one of them - Identity of contracting party issue - Defendants raise points not taken before referee and change in approach by plaintiff to calculation of claim from that contained in pleading not notified to referee
Celthene Pty Ltd v W K J Hauliers Pty Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 606 Ciavarella v Balmer (1983) 153 CLR 438 Healey v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1998] NSWSC 678 Homebush Abattoir Corporation v Bermria Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 605 Johnson v Australian Casualty Co Ltd (1992) 7 ANZ Ins Cas 61-109 Karam v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [2003] NSWSC 866 MacMillan v Mumby [2006] NSWCA 74 Mulligan v Benton [1999] NSWCA 339 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corp (1997) 47 NSWLR 631 CASES CITED: Nine Network Pty Ltd v Kennedy Miller Television Pty Ltd (unreported, NSWCA, 8/06/94, BC9405038) Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 116; [2001] NSWCA 346 Sargent v ASL Developments Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 634 Scarf v Jardine (1882) 7 App Cas 345 Skinner & Edwards (Builders) Pty Ltd v Australian Telecommunications Corp (1992) 27 NSWLR 567 Southdown Publications Pty Ltd v ACP Magazines Pty Ltd (2003) 60 IPR 367; [2003] NSWCA 347 Super Pty Ltd v SJP Formworks (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 29 NSWLR 549 Taylor v J Thomas & Son (1983) 2 ANZ Ins Cas 60-524 United Australia Ltd v Barclays Bank Ltd [1941] AC 1; [1940] 4 All ER 20 White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333
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