Jazabas v Botany Council [2000] NSWSC 58

Reported Decision : [2000] ANZ ConvR 616

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Jazabas v Botany Council [2000] NSWSC 58 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Construction List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55043/1998 HEARING DATE(S) : 06/12/99, 07/12/99, 08/12/99, 09/12/99, 13/12/99, 14/12/99, 15/12/99, 20/12/99, 07/02/00, 08/02/00, 09/02/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 February 2000

PARTIES : Jazabas Pty Limited - Plaintiff City of Botany Bay Council - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Rolfe J

COUNSEL : Mr .W. Rayment QC/Mr P.E. King - Plaintiff Mr M.H. Tobias QC/Mr A.E. Galasso/Mr A.M. Pickles - Defendant SOLICITORS : Segal Litton & Chilton - Plaintiff Phillips Fox - Defendant CATCHWORDS : Refer attached page CASES CITED : Refer attached page DECISION : Judgment for the Plaintiff

Failure to plead not fatal having regard to the way in which the case was conducted: Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658.

Meaning of "policy" Leppington Pastoral Company Pty Limited v Department of Administrative Services (1990) 23 FCR 148 Professional Promotions & Services Limited v Attorney General [1990] 1 NZLR 501 Auckland Regional Council v North Shore City Council [1995] 3 NZLR 18.

Breach of Duty In Respect Of Damages For Economic Loss By Reason Of A Local Authority Giving Wrong Information Smith v Eric S. Bush [1990] 1 AC 831 Caparo Industries v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605 L. Shaddock & Associates Pty Limited v The Council of the City of Parramatta (1981) 150 CLR 225 Perre v Apand Pty Limited (1999) 73 ALJR 1190.

Whether a Municipal Council A Trading or Financial Corporation R v Judges of Federal Court of Australia ex parte Western Australian Football Leage (Inc) (19979) 143 CLR 190 State Superannuation Board v Trade Practices Commission (1982) 150 CLR 282 Mid Density Development Pty Limited v Rockdale Municipal Council (1992) 79 LGERA 30 J.S. McMillan Pty Limited & Ors v Commonwealth (1997) 147 ALR 419