Allied Express Transport Pty Limited v BGL Operations Pty Limited [2010] NSWDC 47

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Allied Express Transport Pty Limited v BGL Operations Pty Limited [2010] NSWDC 47

HEARING DATE(S): 8/2/10 - 10/2/10, 19/2/10 and 19/3/10

JUDGMENT DATE: 19 March 2010

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Rolfe DCJ

DECISION: See para 101 of Judgment

CATCHWORDS: Contracts for carriage of ice - Consideration of whether oral agreement was made - classification of written agreement within Masters v Cameron categories - Meaning of "market price" within context of contractual obligation to purchase equipment - Market dominated by defendant - Defendant not entitled to take advantage of its own wrong in order to minimise damages payable - Consideration of whether Plaintiff acted reasonably

Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Baulkham Hills Private Hospital Pty Limited v G R Securities Pty Limited (1986 40 NSWLR 622 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 European Bank Limited v Robb Evans of Evans and Associates (2010) HCA 6 (10 March 2010) Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Limited (2009) 236 CLR 272 Robinson v Harmon (1848) 1Exch 850 Howie v Crawforde (1990) 8 ACLC 3077 CASES CITED: MMAL Rentals Pty Limited (CAN 008 293 490) v Bruning (2004) 63 NSWLR 167 Spencer v The Commonwealth of Australia (1907) 5 CLR 418 Alghussein v Eton college (1988) 1 WLR 587 Ruthol Pty Limited v Mills & Ors (2003) NSWCA 56 Charington & Co Limited v Wooder (1913) AC 71 Codelfa Constructions Pty Limited v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Reardon Smith v Hansen-Tangen (1976) 1 WLR 989 Banco de Portugal v Waterlow & Sons Limited (1932) AG 452 Segenhoe Ltd v Atkins (1990) 29 NSWLR 569