CVC v Howship [2000] NSWSC 1189

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : CVC v Howship [2000] NSWSC 1189 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50170/1999 HEARING DATE(S) : 20/11/00, 21/11/00, 22/11/00, 23/11/00, 24/11/00, 27/11/00, 28/11/00, 29/11/00, 30/11/00, 01/12/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 December 2000

PARTIES : CVC (Newcastle) Pty Limited - Plaintiff Howship Holdings Pty Limited - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Rolfe J

COUNSEL : Mr S.D. Rares SC/Mr P.J. Dowdy - Plaintiff Mr T.E.F. Hughes QC/Mr P.W.J. Gray - Defendant SOLICITORS : Coudert Brothers - Plaintiff Clayton Utz - Defendant CATCHWORDS : Misleading and deceptive conduct - Unconscionable conduct: - Relief granted against Heads of Agreement entered into in consequence of such conduct - Affirmation: Held no affirmation arising in the context of "without prejudice" correspondence aimed at achieving a settlement LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 Tutt & Anor v Doyle & Anor (1997) 42 NSWLR 10 Akron Securities Limited v Iliffe (1997) 41 NSWLR 353 Henjo Investments Pty Limited & Ors v Collins-Marrickville Pty Limited (No 1) (1988) 39 FCR 546 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 CASES CITED : Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Limited v International Pools Australia Limited (1995) 36 NSWLR 242 Sargent v ASL Developments Limited (1974) 131 CLR 634 Haynes v Hurst (1927) 27 SR (NSW) 480 Brown v Smitt (1924) 34 CLR 160 Greig & Davis "Law of Contract" p.868 DECISION : 1. Declarations in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 5 of the Further Amended Summons filed on 20 November 2000; 2. Orders in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 6 thereof; 3. The defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings; 4. Exhibits be returned at the expiration of twenty eight days (allowing also for the long vacation period), unless, within that time, an appeal against this judgment has been brought.