ICTA Investments Pty. Ltd. trading as Jolly Roger & Anor. v. GE Commercial Corporation (Australia) Pty. Ltd. & Anor. [2006] NSWCA 290

Reported Decision : (2006) Aust Contract Reports 90-244

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: ICTA Investments Pty. Ltd. trading as Jolly Roger & Anor. v. GE Commercial Corporation (Australia) Pty. Ltd. & Anor. [2006] NSWCA 290

HEARING DATE(S): 8 September 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 2 November 2006

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; Tobias JA at 61; Young CJ in Eq at 68

DECISION: See pars.58-60 of judgment

CATCHWORDS: CONTRACT - Offer and acceptance - Equipment rental agreement - Whether defendant's offer accepted by plaintiff - Whether offer could be accepted by conduct - Whether communication of acceptance necessary - Whether contract made otherwise than by offer and acceptance.

Brambles Holdings Limited v. Bathurst City Council [2001] NSWCA 61, 53 NSWLR 153 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 424 Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Georgoulis v Mandalinic [1984] 1 NSWLR 612 CASES CITED: Integrated Computer Services Pty. Limited v. Digital Equipment Corporation (Australia) Pty. Limited (1988) 5 BPR 11,110 L'Estrange v. Graucob Limited [1934] 2 KB 394 Latec Finance Pty. Limited v. Knight [1969] 2NSWR 79 Mandalinic v GIO [1983] 1 NSWLR 598 Northstate Carpet Mills Pty Ltd v B R Industries Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1057 Water Board v. Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491

ICTA Investments Pty. Ltd. trading as Jolly Roger - 1st appellant PARTIES: Donald Steven Raice - 2nd appellant GE Commercial Corporation (Australia) Pty. Ltd - 1st respondent D. Huber, Local Court Magistrate - 2nd respondent