Lakatoi Universal Pty Ltd v L.A. Walker; Ensile Pty Ltd v Walker Consolidated Investments [2000] NSWSC 431

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lakatoi Universal Pty Ltd v L.A. Walker; Ensile Pty Ltd v Walker Consolidated Investments [2000] NSWSC 431 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division , Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50035/98; 50109/98; 50110/98; 1798/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/05/2000,11/05/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 May 2000

50035/98 Lakatoi Universal Pty Ltd v Langley Alexander Walker & Ors PARTIES : 50109/98 Ensile Pty Ltd v Walker Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd 50110/98 Ensile Pty Ltd v Walker Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd and Ors 1798/98 Ensile Pty Ltd v Walker Consolidated Investments Pty Ltd (D.Court) JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

COUNSEL : R.J. Ellicott QC, V.R.W. Gray SC (Plaintiffs) D.P.F. Officer QC, R.J. Powell (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Gye & Associates (Plaintiffs) Perkes & Stone (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - Costs - Calderbank letters - Principles applicable - Contract - Damages for loss of chance - Damages awarded by reference to the possibilities and probabilities of what would have happened - Relief - Outstanding questions raised in Judgement of 10 March 2000 determined. Associated Newspaper Ltd v Bancks (1951) 83 CLR 322 Colgate Palmolive Co. v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Ettinghausen v Australian Consolidated Press (1995) 38 NSWLR 404 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Limited v International Produce Merchants Pty. Limited (1988) 81 ALR 39 CASES CITED : J-Corp Pty Limited v Australian Builders Labourers Federation Union of Workers - Western Australian Branch, (Federal Court of Australia, 19 February 1993, unreported) Marks v GIO [1996] 137 ALR 579 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 152 ALR 83 Ragata Developments Pty Limited v Westpac Banking Corporation (Federal Court of Australia, 5 Marcy 1993, unreported) Robinson v Harman (1848) 1 Ex 850; 154 ER 363 Tetijo Holdings Pty Ltd v Keeprite Australia Pty Ltd (Federal Court of Australia 3 May 1991, unreported) DECISION : Short Minutes of Order to be brought in.