Sirius Shipping Corporation v The Ship Sunrise [2006] NSWSC 398

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Sirius Shipping Corporation v The Ship Sunrise [2006] NSWSC 398

HEARING DATE(S) : 13, 14 and 15 March 2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 10 May 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Admiralty List

JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq

DECISION : Finance company held to have greatest interest in ship.

CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [145]- Attempted rewriting after other parties took interest in subject matter- Attempt to include retention of title clause after title passed- Invalid. - SHIPPING & NAVIGATION [5] & [6]- Sale of unregistered ship- Transfer of property- Possession passed to buyer in 2001- Buyer entered into hire purchase agreement with financier- No evidence of transfer of ownership from seller to financier- Intention of parties- Whether sale completed and property passed.

LEGISLATION CITED : Sale of Goods Act 1923, ss 22, 23 Rule 1, 24(1), 28(2)

Aichhorn & Co KG v The Ship MV Talbot (1974) 132 CLR 449 Bank of NSW v Palmer (1970) 91 WN (NSW) 580 Behnke v Bede Shipping Co Ltd [1927] 1 KB 649 City Motors (1933) Pty Ltd v Southern Aerial Super Service Pty Ltd (1961) 106 CLR 477 Commonwealth v Mort's Dock and Engineering Co Ltd (1962) 80 WN (NSW) 89 Dennant v Skinner [1948] 2 KB 164 Devine Shippping Pty Ltd v BP Melbourne (1994) 3 Tas SR 456 Gamer's Motors Centre (Newcstle) Proprietary Limited v Natwest Wholesale Australia Pty Limited (1987) 163 CLR 236 Hooper v Gumm (1867) 2 Ch App 282 CASES CITED : Interco Pty Ltd v Schiavello Systems (NSW) Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 58 Lucas v Smith [1926] VLR 400 Manchester Ship Canal Company v Horlock [1914] 2 Ch 199 Naamlooze Vennootschap Vredobert v European Shipping Co Ltd (1924) 20 Ll LR 296 Patten v Thomas Motors Pty Ltd (1965) 66 SR (NSW) 458 Re Anchor Line (Henderson Bros) Ltd [1937] Ch 1 Re Five Steel Barges (1890) 15 PD 142 The Dictator [1892] P 304 The James W Elwell [1921] P 351 The Winkfield [1902] P 42 Tisand Pty Ltd v The Cape Moreton (2005) 143 FCR 43