NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : [2001] 17(1) BCL 42
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : The Council of the City of Sydney v Woodward [2000] NSWCA 201 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40956/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 25, 26 July 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 August 2000
The Council of the City of Sydney (Appellant) PARTIES : Robert Woodward (First Respondent) Hassell Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Meagher JA at 2; Heydon JA at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT CL 55060/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Einstein J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
Appellant - P D McLellan QC/I M Jackman COUNSEL : First Respondent - A J L Bannon SC/ E A Collins Second Respondent - Submitting Appellant - Dunhill Madden Butler SOLICITORS : First Respondent - Clayton Utz Second Respondent - Collins Biggers & Paisley - Submitting CATCHWORDS : RESTITUTION - recovery on quantum meruit - reasonable remuneration - date from which interest calculated - recovery on quantum meruit - reasonable remuneration - relevance of letter demanding low remuneration to assessment. ND LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) CASES CITED: BP Exploration Co Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No 2) [1983] 2 AC 352 Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Ltd v Minister for Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234 DECISION : See paras 96 and 97
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40956/98 CL 55060/97
PRIESTLEY JA MEAGHER JA HEYDON JA
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