Castle Constructions Pty Limited v Fekala Pty Limited & Ors [2004] NSWSC 672

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Castle Constructions Pty Limited v Fekala Pty Limited & Ors [2004] NSWSC 672 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 and 20 July 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 July 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Acting Master Berecry at 1 DECISION : See paragraph 77

CATCHWORDS : DAMAGES -- measure of damages -- when assessed -- knowledge of purchaser's intention -- test of reasonableness and likelihood of loss - MITIGATION -- reasonable steps to mitigate -- ordinary course of business -- external factors -- would it have been prudent to accept vendor's offer British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Limited v Underground Electir Railways Co of London Limited [1912] AC 673 C Czarnikow v Coufos [1969] 1 AC 305 Commonwealth of Australia v Amman Aviations (1991) 174 CLR 64 Cottrill v Steyning and Littlehampton Building Society [1966] 1 WLR 753 Diamond v Campbell Jones [1962] Ch 22 Dunkirk Colliery Company v Lever [1878] 9 Ch D 20 CASES CITED : Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 154 ER 145 Payzu Limited v Saunders [1919] 2 KB 581 Robinson v Harman (1848) 154 ER 363 SmithNewcourt Securities Limited v Citibank [1997] AC 254 Sotiros Shipping Inc & Anor v Sameiet Solholt (The "Solholt") [1983] 1 Llyod's Rep 605 The Clippens Oil Company Limited v The Edinbrugh District Water Trustees [1907] AC 291 Wenham v Ella (1972) 127 CLR 454 PARTIES : Castle Constructions Pty Limited - plaintiff Fekala Pty Limited and others- defendants FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3812/01 COUNSEL : D Officer QC and KJ Williams for plaintiff MW Young for defendants SOLICITORS : Aitken McLachlan Thorpe for plaintiff Nugent Wallman & Carter for defendants