NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Tokyo Network Computing Pty Ltd & Anor v Tanaka [2004] NSWCA 263 revised - 04/08/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 02/08/2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 August 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 14, 19; Handley JA at 1; Tobias JA at 15 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS : CONTRACT - master and servant - unilateral reduction in salary - fundamental breach - MASTER AND SERVANT - contract for minimum term at fixed salary - unilateral reduction in agreed salary - fundamental breach - rescission Carr v JA Berryman Pty Ltd [1953] 89 CLR 327 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd [1989] 166 CLR 623 CASES CITED : Marriott v Oxford and District Co-Operative Society Ltd [1970] 1 QB 186 CA Rigby v Ferodo Ltd [1988] ICR 29 HL Stratton v Illawarra County Council [1978] 2 NSWLR 494 Tokyo Network Computing Pty Ltd (First Appellant) PARTIES : KDDI Australia Pty Ltd (Second Appellant) Yoji Tanaka (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40056/04 COUNSEL : J Simpkins SC/A Gotting (Appellants) A Sullivan QC/N Manousaridis (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Abbott Tout (Appellants) Elson Pow & Associates (Respondent)
LOWER COURT Supreme Court - Equity Division JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT SC 5126/02 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Bryson J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40056/04
MASON P HANDLEY JA TOBIAS JA
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