National Equity Financial Services Pty Limited v The Home Loans Group Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 310

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : National Equity Financial Services Pty Limited v The Home Loans Group Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 310

HEARING DATE(S) : 10/04/06, 11/04/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 20 April 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Parties to be given an opportunity to consider the reasons and to bring in short minutes of order.

CATCHWORDS : Contract - Construction - Provision that terms of one agreement to be deemed to be incorporated into another agreement - Court looks to objectively ascertain from the words of the document being construed, what were clearly appropriate changes to be made to designated clauses to the extent necessary to ensure the necessary incorporation - Uncertainty - Severance

LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001

Alex Kay Pty Limited v General Motors Acceptance Corporation and Hartford Fire Insurance Company [1963] VR 458 Ashington Piggeries Ltd v Christopher Hill Ltd [1972] AC 441 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Concut Pty Ltd v Worrell (2000) 176 ALR 693 Delnorth Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 28 June 1995, Cohen J) CASES CITED : Gill v State Planning Authority (1979) 20 SASR 580 Gissing v Gissing [1971] AC 886 Hide & Skin Trading Pty Limited v Oceanic Meat Traders Limited (1990) 20 NSWLR 310 Hudson Investment Group Limited v Australia Hardboard Limited & Ors [2005] NSWSC 716. Shepherd v Felt and Textiles of Australia Limited (1931) 45 CLR 359 Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games v ZHU [2002] NSWCA 380 Sunbird Plaza Pty Ltd v Maloney (1988) 166 CLR 245