Meredith Projects v Fletcher Construction [2000] NSWSC 493

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Meredith Projects v Fletcher Construction [2000] NSWSC 493 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55026/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/05/00, 23/05/00, 24/05/00, 25/05/00, 29/05/00, 02/06/00, 07/06/00, 06/10/00, 11/10/00, 23/10/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 October 2000

PARTIES : Meredith Projects Pty Limited - Plaintiff Fletcher Construction Australia Limited - Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Rolfe J

COUNSEL : Mr P.R. Callaghan SC/Mr D.R. Sibtain - Plaintiff Mr M.D. Young - Defendant SOLICITORS : Clarks - Plaintiff Phillips Fox - Defendant CATCHWORDS : Refer attached LEGISLATION CITED : Refer attached CASES CITED : Refer attached DECISION : Judgment for the defendant

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Construction Of A Guarantee Ankar Pty Limited v National Westminster Finance (Australia) Limited (1987) 162 CLR 549 Tricontinental CorporaTION V hdfi Limited (1987) 21 NSWLR 689 Bond v Hong Kong Bank of Australia Limited & Ors (1991) 25 NSWLR 286 Pan Foods Company Importers and Distributors Pty Limited v ANZ Banking Group Limited (2000) HCA 20 Sunbird Plaza Pty Limited v Maloney (1988) 166 CLR 245 Moschi v Lep Air Services Limited [1973] AC 331

The Existence Of Concurrent Liabilities In Contract And Tort Central Trust Co v Rafuse (1986) 51 DLR (4th) 481 Hawkins v Clayton & Ors (1988) 164 CLR 539 Pacific Associates Inc & Anor v Baxter & Ors [1990] 1QB 993 R.W. Miller & Co Pty Limited v Krupp (Australia) Pty Limited (Giles J - 9 June 1992 - unreported) Henderson & Ors v Merrett Syndicate Limited & Ors [1995] 2 AC 145 Bryant v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609 Astley v Austrust Limited (1999) 197 CLR 1

When the cause of action for negligent building work arises in circumstances where the plaintiff's claim is for damages for rectification, rather than economic loss Pirelli General Cable Works Limited v Oscar Faber & Partners [1983] 2AC 1 Hawkins v Clayton & Ors (1988) 164 CLR 539 Islander Trading Limited v Hogg Robinson Limited [1990] 1 All ER at p.831 Wardley Australia Limited & Anor v The State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Christopoulos v Angelos (1996) 41 NSWLR 700 Held that the cause of action in contract was barred by the Limitation Act and, even if a cause of action in tort had been pleaded, it would also be barred.