NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Brewarrina Shire Council v Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd & Anor [2006] NSWCA 361
HEARING DATE(S): 28 November 2006
JUDGMENT DATE: 15 December 2006
JUDGMENT OF: Giles JA at 1; Tobias JA at 2; McColl JA at 113
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs
CATCHWORDS: CONTRACTS – building, engineering and related contracts – alleged non-compliance with contract specifications – payment claimed under s 8 of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 – whether breach of contract – measure of damages – assessment of expert evidence
LEGISLATION CITED: Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999
Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd v Brewarrina Shire Council [2004] NSWSC 840 Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd v Brewarrina Shire Council (No 2) [2004] NSWSC 1160 Bellgrove v Eldridge (1954) 90 CLR 613 Brewarrina Shire Council v Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd (2003) 56 NSWLR 576 CASES CITED: Brewarrina Shire Council v Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 248 Casbee Properties Pty Ltd v Patoka Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 361 Murphy v Brown (1985) 1 NSWLR 131 Ruxley Electronics & Constructions Ltd v Forsyth [1996] 1 AC 344 Scott Carver Pty Ltd v SAS Trustee Corporation [2005] NSWCA 462 South Parklands Hockey & Tennis Centre Inc v Brown Falkiner Group Pty Ltd [2004] SASC 81
Brewarrina Shire Council PARTIES: Beckhaus Civil Pty Ltd Dennis Fredrick Beckhaus
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40957/05
COUNSEL: A: B Walker SC / M Christie / V Culkoff R: Mr Rudge SC / D Robertson
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