NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Vero Insurance Ltd v Tran [2008] NSWSC 363 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 18 – 22 February, 25 & 26 March, 10 & 18 April 2008
JUDGMENT DATE : 22 April 2008
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J
DECISION : No settlement agreement was concluded.
CATCHWORDS : CONTRACTS [120], INTERPRETATION [12] - General rules of construction of instruments - Commercial and business transactions - Regard to relevant terms of agreement - Meaning to avoid commercial nonsense or inconvenience.
Contracts Review Act 1980 LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Act 1987 Home Building Act 1989
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Codelfa Constructions Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 Ell v Cisera (2000) 10 BPR 18,045 Film Bars Pty Ltd v Film Laboratories Pty Ltd (1979) 1 BPR 9,251 Hide & Skin Trading Pty Ltd v Oceanic Meat Traders Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 310 CASES CITED : Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Manly Council v Byrne [2004] NSWCA 123 Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 Prenn v Simmonds [1971] 1 WLR 1381 Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Hansen–Tangen [1976] 1 WLR 989 Rossiter v Miller (1878) 3 App Cas 1124 Westpac Banking Corporation v Tanzone Pty Ltd (2000) 9 BPR 17,521
Carter, Peden & Tolhurst, Contract Law in Australia (5th ed, 2007) 12 – 04 TEXTS CITED : Macquarie Dictionary (Rev 3rd ed, 2001) Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed)
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