Abigroup Limited v Sandtara Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 45

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Abigroup Limited v Sandtara Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 45 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40209/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 March 2002

PARTIES : Abigroup Limited (Appellant) v Sandtara Pty Limited (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Giles JA at 26; Young CJ in Eq at 31

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 6477/1998 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Patten DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : J N West QC/A J Ogborne (Appellant) M L D Einfeld QC/F P Donohoe (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz (Appellant) Verekers (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : COMMERCIAL LEASE - contract of guarantee - tenant went into liquidation - action by landlord against guarantor - orders for costs made - whether respondent entitled to recover costs pursuant to contractual indemnity provision - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 76 - Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 52 r 8 - res judicata - anshun estoppel - abuse of process - construction of the terms of contract - cross-appeal - interest on costs - D Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 76 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 52 r 8 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 83A AGC (Advances) Ltd v West (1984) 5 NSWLR 301 Barnett v Eccles Corporation [1900] 2 QB 423 Born v Turner [1900] 2 Ch 211 Drinkwater v Caddyrack Pty Ltd (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 25 September 1999) Elders Executors and Trustees & Executor Co Ltd v Eagle Star Nominees Ltd (1986) 4 BPR 9205 Gomba Holdings Ltd v Minories Finance [1993] Ch 171 GPI Leisure Corp Ltd v Yuill (Unreported, 6 August 1997) Great Western Railway Co v Fisher [1905] 1 Ch 316 Hotham v The East India Company (1787) 1 Term Rep 638; 99 ER 1295 In Re Shanahan (1941) 58 WN (NSW) 132 Jones v Barkley (1781) 2 Dougl 684; 99 ER 434 CASES CITED: Kyrwood v Drinkwater [2000] NSWCA 126 Leda Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 444 Mackay v Dick (1991) 6 App Cas 251 Maher v Network Finance Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 694 Mahoney v Lindsay (1980) 55 ALJR 118 Mansfield v Robinson [1928] 2 KB 353 Peter Turnbull & Co Pty Ltd v Mundus Trading Co (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1954) 90 CLR 235 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Re Elders Trustee and Executor Co Ltd and EG Reeves Pty Ltd (Unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Gummow J, 12 March 1988) Sandtara Pty Ltd v Abigroup Limited (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Brownie J, 4 September 1992) Shercliff v Engadine Acceptance Corp Pty Ltd (No 2) (1982) 3 BPR 9207 The Ikarian Reefer (No 2) [1999] 2 LI Rep 621 The Mildenhall Bell Case (1469) YB 9 Ed iV (Easter Term 4A) DECISION : Appeal and Cross-Appeal dismissed with costs