NIKOLIC & Anor v OLADAILY PTY LTD & Ors [2007] NSWCA 252

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: NIKOLIC & Anor v OLADAILY PTY LTD & Ors [2007] NSWCA 252 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 1 & 2 August 2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 21 September 2007

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Campbell JA at 109; Handley AJA at 110

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS: CONTRACTS - Construction and Interpretation - implication of terms - inconsistency with express terms - whether contract a "fixed price" or a "do and charge" contract - where variations occurred - whether extent and nature of work known with sufficient precision at time of contracting - contract for building work - RESTITUTION - where valid contract exists - subsidiarity doctrine - no evidence that appellant paid for work done - where work done paid by company associated with appellants

LEGISLATION CITED: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

Coshott v Lenin [2007] NSWCA 153 Film Bars Pty Ltd v Pacific Film Laboratories Pty Ltd (1979) 1 BPR 9251 Horton v Jones (No 2) (1939) 39 SR(NSW) 305 Mears v Safecar Security Ltd [1983] QB 54 CASES CITED: Ormwave Pty Ltd v Smith [2007] NSWCA 210 Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 516 Sussan Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd v A P Kenyon Pty Ltd (1997) 8 BPR [15,411] Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 Trimis v Mina (1999) 16 BCL 288; [1999] NSWCA 140

Damien NIKOLIC (First Appellant) Giorgio NIKOLIC (Second Appellant) PARTIES: OLADAILY PTY LTD (First Respondent) Tri VO (Second Respondent) Hahn VO (Third Respondent)