NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd v Sydney Catchment Authority [2003] NSWSC 634 HEARING DATE(S) : 24.02.03; 25.02.03; 26.02.03; 28.02.03 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 July 2003
JURISDICTION: Equity Division Technology & Construction List JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J DECISION : Order Plaintiff's Notice of Motion dismissed. Order that Referee's Report be adopted and Defendant entitled to orders sought in its Notice of Motion.
CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - CONTRACT - TENDER - REFERENCE - Whether Defendant's conduct in non-disclosure of additional information in its possession was misleading and/or deceptive - Whether Referee erred in decision - Whether Referee's Report should be adopted HELD: Referee's Report should be adopted - Plaintiff's Notice of Motion for rejection of Report dismissed - Defendant entitled to orders sought in its Notice of Motion that Report be adopted LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) s 42 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 Abigroup v Peninsula Balmain [2001] NSWSC 752 Chloride Batteries of Australia Pty Ltd v Glendale Chemical Products (1988) 17 NSWLR 60 Foxman Holdings Pty Ltd v NMBE Pty Ltd (1994) 38 NSWLR 615 Franks v Berem Constructions Pty Ltd (NSWCA, 2 December 1998, Unreported) Jarvan Pty Ltd (in liq) formerly John R. Carr & Associates Pty Ltd v Seery (NSWCA ,1 December 1998, Unreported) CASES CITED : Lake Koala Pty Ltd v Walker [1991] 2 Qd R 49 Miba Pty Ltd & Ors v Nescor Industries Group Pty Ltd & Anor (1996) 141 ALR 525 Peabody Resources Ltd v Allco Constructions Pty Ltd (NSWSC, 14 March 1994, Unreported) Super Pty Ltd v SJP Formwork (Aust) Pty Ltd (1992) 29 NSWLR 549 The Saints Gallery Pty Ltd v Plummer (1988) 80 ALR 525 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661 PARTIES : Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd - Plaintiff Sydney Catchment Authority - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55045/01 COUNSEL : C G Gee SC/F C Corsaro QC/R Rana - Plaintiff S R Donaldson SC/M Dempsey - Defendant SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz - Plaintiff Phillips Fox - Defendant
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