Trio Insulations P/L v Metal Deck Roofing P/L & OrsMetal Deck Roofing P/L v Benward P/L & Ors [2002] NSWCA 294

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Trio Insulations P/L v Metal Deck Roofing P/L & OrsMetal Deck Roofing P/L v Benward P/L & Ors [2002] NSWCA 294 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41046 of 2001; 41060 of 2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 28/08/02, 29/08/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 August 2002

PARTIES : Trio Insulations Pty Limited v Metal Deck Roofing Pty Limited & Benward Pty Limited & Tupoli Pty Limited, Tundine Pty Limited, Buxone Pty Limited, Medalia Pty Limited, Pearl Printing Pty Limited & Highlight Printing Pty Limited (together trading as Booth Printing) Metal Deck Roofing Pty Limited v Benward Pty Limited, Tupoli Pty Limited, Tundine Pty Limited, Buxone Pty Limited, Medalia Pty Limited, Pearl Printing Pty Limited and Highlight Printing Pty Limited (together trading as Booth Printing) & Trio Insulations Pty Limited JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1, 32, 37, 70, 79; Giles JA at 33, 71; Young CJ in Eq at 2, 39

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT SC 50079 of 2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Palmer J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Trio: Mr C J Stevens QC & Mr B McManus COUNSEL : Metal Deck: Mr D F Rofe QC & Mr B Hull Benward: Mr Finch SC & Mr P Braham Trio: Colin Biggers & Paisley SOLICITORS : Metal Deck: Malcolm Johns & Company Benward: Moray & Agnew CATCHWORDS : Roof in the course of being repaired after hail damage collapsed - whether Metal Deck Roofing who stacked sheets of building material were responsible - method of calculating loss of goodwill as a result of business interruption - apportionment - whether factual findings as to placement of load which caused roof to collapse should have resulted in a different apportionment - appeal dismissed with costs. CASES CITED: Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALJR 492, 494 DECISION : CA 40160/01: Appeal dismissed with costs.; CA 40146/01: Appeal dismissed with costs.