Whipp v Cochrane [2001] NSWSC 454

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Whipp v Cochrane [2001] NSWSC 454 revised - 5/06/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Administrative Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30070/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 June 2001

Edward John Whipp (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Gary Cochrane (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 61 of 1999 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Magistrate D O'Connor JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr A Enright (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr E Petersen (Defendant) Griffiths Tierney of Bega (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Sautelle & White of Merimbula (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of Local Court Magistrate Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules Cheshire & Fifoot (Law of Contract 7th Aust ed.) Allen v Kerr & Anor (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-354 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Luna Park (NSW) Ltd v Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd (1938) 61 CLR 286 Baume v Commonwealth (1906) 4 CLR 97 Dyke v McLeish Estates Ltd (1927) 27 SR (NSW) 74 CASES CITED : Huppert v Stock Options of Australia Pty Ltd (1965) 112 CLR 414 Berger v Boyles [1971] VR 321 Biotechnology Australia Pty Ltd v Pace (1988) 15 NSWLR 130 Cell Tech Communications Pty Ltd v Nokia Mobile Phones (UK) Ltd (1995) 136 ALR 733 "The Mediana" v "The Comet" (1900) AC 113 The Owners of No 2 Steam Sand Pump Dredger v The Owners of SS "Greta Holme" [1897] AC 596 Bradshaw v Lancashire and Yorkshire Ry Co (1875) LR 10 CP 189 DECISION : (1) The decision of Magistrate O'Connor of 6 September 2000 is set aside; (2) The matter is to be remitted to the Magistrate for determination of damages; (3) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs as agreed or assessed.