P M Sulcs v Daihatsu Australia [2001] NSWSC 636

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : P M Sulcs v Daihatsu Australia [2001] NSWSC 636 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11489/93 01-05/11/99, 08-12/11/99, 15/11/99, 17/11/99, 15/12/99, 17/12/99, HEARING DATE(S) : 22/02/00, 16/03/00, 14-18/08/00, 21-24/08/00, 28-31/08/00, 01/09/00, 04-08/09/00, 14/11/00, 04-07/12/00, 11-15/12/00, 18-10/12/00, 24/04/01, 26/04/01, 30/04/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 August 2001

PARTIES : P M Sulcs & Associates Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Daihatsu Australia Pty Limited (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J

COUNSEL : J J Garnsey QC/C Stevens QC/T J Hancock (Pl) S Rares SC/D Studdy (Def) SOLICITORS : Oliveri Attorneys (Pl) Clayton Utz (Def) CATCHWORDS : Loss of a chance - breach of contract - repudiation - factual matrix to assist construction - ready willing and able - recovery of money payable under contract but unpaid at date of termination - damages - reasonable contemplation of parties LEGISLATION CITED : Copyright Act, 1968. (Cth) Trade Practices Act, 1974 (Cth) Allied Pastoral Holdings P/L v Commissioner of Taxation [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Australian Knitting Mills P/L v The Commonwealth (1954) 92 CLR 424 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (1992) 173 CLR 330 B P Refinery (Westernport) P/L v The Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1993) 176 CLR 344 Burger King Corp v Hungry Jack's P/L [2001] NSWCA 187 Carr v J A Berriman P/L (1953) 89 CLR 327 Codelfa Construction P/L v SRA of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Commonwealth of Aust v Amann Aviation P/L (1991) 174 CLR 64 G v H (1994) 181 CLR 387 Ghazal v GIO (1992) 29 NSWLR 336 CASES CITED : Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 EX 341 Laurinda P/L v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre P/L (1989) 166 CLR 623 McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Ltd (1933) 48 CLR 457 Maks v Maks (1986) 6 NSWLR 34 Malec v J C Hutton (1990) 169 CLR 638 Maynard v Goode (1925-26) 37 CLR 529 Reardon Smith Line v Hansen-Tangen [1976] 1 WLR 989 Roadshow Entertainment P/L v ACN.053006269 P/L (1997) 42 NSWLR 462 Rover International Ltd v Cannon Film Sales Ltd [1989] 1 WLR 912 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum (1994) 179 CLR 332 The Film Investment Corp of NZ v Golden Editions P/L (1994) AIPC 91-052 Watson v Foxman (2000) 49 NSWLR 315 DECISION : Refer para 915.