Peter Tao Zhu v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games & Ors [2001] NSWSC 989

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Peter Tao Zhu v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games & Ors [2001] NSWSC 989 revised - 7/11/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50167/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 and 31 July 2001, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21and 22 August 2001, 10 and 11 September 2001. JUDGMENT DATE : 6 November 2001

Peter Tao Zhu (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (First Defendant) TOC Management Services Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Keith Wyness (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J

COUNSEL : J.C Kelly SC leading M.F Galvin (Plaintiff) M Pembroke SC leading R McHugh (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Walker Hedges & Co (Plaintiff) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : [CONTRACT] Admission that grounds relied upon for purported termination of the plaintiff's Agency Agreement not valid or available - Whether the plaintiff otherwise in breach of the Agency Agreement of which contracting party unaware such as would justify termination. - [TORT] Interference with contractual relations - inconsistent dealing - direct interference - indirect interference. - [DAMAGES] Loss of opportunity - aggravated and exemplary damages. Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Act 1993 (NSW) Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996 (Cth) Addis v Gramophone Co. Ltd [1909] AC 488 AllState Life Insurance Co v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd & Ors (1995) 130 ALR 469 Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Australian Federation of Air Pilots & Ors (1991) 2 VR 636 Australian Rugby Union Ltd v Hospitality Group Pty Ltd & Ors (2000) 173 ALR 702 Biggin & Co. Ltd v Permanite [1951] 1 KB 422 Blyth Chemicals Ltd v Bushnell (1933) 49 CLR 66 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell (2000) 75 ALJR 312 Creamoata Ltd v The Rice Equalization Association Ltd (1953) 89 CLR 286 D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd v Deakin [1952] 1 Ch 646 Dickenson v Waters Ltd [1931] 31 SR(NSW) 593 Gray v Motor Accident Commission (1998) 196 CLR 1 Greig & Ors v Insole & Ors [1978] 1 WLR 302 Groom v Crocker [1939] 1 KB 194 Heywood v Wellers [1976] QB 446 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Joyce v Sengupta [1993] 1 WLR 337 JLT Scaffolding International Pty Ltd (in Liq) v Silva Unreported, 30 March 1994, NSWCA CASES CITED : JLW (Vic.) Pty Ltd v Tsiloglou (1994) 1 VR 237 Lamb v Cotogno (1987) 164 CLR 1 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 Lonrho PLC & Ors v Fayed & Ors (No.5) [1993] 1 WLR 1489 Poseidon Ltd & Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum N.L. (1994) 179 CLR 332 Pratt v British Medical Association & Ors [1919] 1 KB 244 Ranger Uranium Mines Pty Ltd & Anor v Federation Miscellaneous Worker's Union of Australia & Ors (1987) 54 NTR 6 Ryan v Health Administration Corporation, unreported, 23 May 1995, NSWCA Sanders v Snell (1997) 143 ALR 426 Shepherd v Felt and Textiles of Australia Ltd (1931) 45 CLR 359 Shove v Downs Surgical plc [1984] 1 All ER 7 Smithies v National Association of Operative Plasterers [1909] 1 KB 310 Tszyu v Fightvision Pty Ltd (1999) 47 NSWLR 473 Whitfeld v De Lauret & Co. Ltd (1920) 26 CLR 71 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 155 CLR 448 [J.W.Carter. Breach of Contract. The Law Book Company, Edn, 1991. The Hon. Justice R.D.Giles, The Assessment of Reliability and Credibility, The Judicial Review (1996) Vol.2 No.4 p.281. P.D Finn, Fiduciary Obligations, The Law Book Company 1977. Fleming, The Law of Torts, 9th Edn. RP Meagher and WMC Gummow, Jacobs Law of Trusts in Australia, 6th Edn] DECISION : See para 460.