ABB Engineering Construction Pty Limited v Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited [2003] NSWSC 867

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : ABB Engineering Construction Pty Limited v Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited [2003] NSWSC 867 HEARING DATE(S) : 12/09/03, 16/09/03 (further submissions) JUDGMENT DATE : 24 September 2003

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Technology and Construction List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Short minutes to be brought in.

CATCHWORDS : Principles - Interest - Costs - Judgment for causes of action abandoned LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act Supreme Court Rules Abigroup v Peninsula (No 2) [2001] NSWSC 1016 Anglo-Cyprian Trade Agencies Ltd v Paphos Wine Industries Ltd [1951] 1 All ER 873 Australian Trade Commission v Disktravel [2000] FCA 62 Bennett v Jones [1977] 2 NSWLR 355 BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No 2) [1983] 2 AC 352 Ciavarella v Balmer (1983) 153 CLR 438 Council of the City of Sydney v Woodward [2000] NSWCA 201 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 Doric Products Pty Ltd v Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 282 Falkner v Bourke (1990) 19 NSWLR 574 Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) (1998) 30 ACSR 20 Heckenberg v Delaforce (No. 2) [2000] NSWCA 254 CASES CITED : HomeOwners Insurance Pty Ltd v Job (1983) 2 ANZ Ins Cas 60-535 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association Inc (1986) ATPR 40-748 LMI v Baulderstone (No.2) [2002] NSWSC 72 Madden as Official Liquidator of Aquanaut Constructions Pty Ltd (in liq) [2001] NSWSC 1051 Mobile Innovations Ltd v Vodafone Pacific Ltd [2003] NSWSC 423 NRMA Ltd v Morgan (No 3) [1999] NSWSC 768 Orion Pet Products Pty Ltd v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Vic) Inc (No 2) [2002] FCA 967 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Limited (1981) 147 CLR 589 Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Limited v Minister for Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234 Smeaton Hanscomb & Co Ltd v Sassoon I Setty Son & Co (No 2) [1953] 1 WLR 1481 Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 3) (1979) 28 ALR 201 United Australia Limited v Barclays Bank Limited [1941] AC 1 Waters v PC Henderson (Aust) Pty Ltd ( Kirby P, Mahoney and Priestley JJA, New South Wales Court of Appeal, 6 July 1994, unreported) PARTIES : ABB Engineering Construction Pty Limited (Plaintiffs) Abigroup Contractors Pty Limited (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55033/98 COUNSEL : Mr M Orlov (Plaintiff) Mr F Corsaro SC (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Abbott Tout (Plaintiff) Clayton Utz (Defendant)