NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Westport Insurance Corporation & Ors v Gordian Runoff Limited [2009] NSWSC 245 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 1/04/09, 2/04/09, 3/04/09
JUDGMENT DATE : 8 April 2009
JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List
JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J
DECISION : Leave to appeal from arbitral award granted - Appeal upheld. Award to be set aside.
CATCHWORDS : Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 - Reinsurance treaties - Application for leave to appeal on questions of law arising out of award - Case management regime permitting combine the argument on application for leave as well as on actual appeal - Principles which inform the jurisdiction to grant leave to appeal from an arbitral award - Proper construction of section 18(B) of Insurance Act 1902 - Arbitral tribunals powers to make determination according to law or as 'amiable compositeur or ex aequo et bono'
Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Insurance Act 1902 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW). Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW)
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Beaudoin v Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company 594 So 2d 1049 (La App 3rd Cir 1992) Bell v Bell 417 So 2d 115 (La App 3rd Cir 1982) Burton Lommers Contractors Pty Ltd v Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Ltd (1990) 6 ANZ Ins Cas 61-000 DeCosta v Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc et al, 383 Fsupp 326 (1974) (USDC) 339 Eagle Star v Yuval [1978] 1 Lloyds Law Reports 357 Flamm v Flamm 442 So 2d 1271 (1983), 1273 (La CA) Fredericks v Warren 561 So 2d 209 (1990) (La CA) General Reinsurance Australia Limited v HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited [2009] NSWCA 22 CASES CITED : Khoury v Government Insurance Office (NSW) (1984) 165 CLR 622 Larkin v Parole Board (1987) 10 NSWLR 57 Natoli v Walker (1994) 217 ALR 201 Otis Elevators Pty Ltd v Zitis (1986) 5 NSWLR 171 Porotto v Fiduciary Trust Co 75 NE 2d 17 (1947) (Mass SC), 20. Promenade Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (1992) 26 NSWLR 203 QBE Insurance (International) Ltd v Commercial Union Insurance of Australia Ltd (1988) 5 ANZ Ins Cas 60-839 Rosell v Esco d/b/a Jolly Elevator Corp, et al 549 So 2d 840 (1989) (La SC Smith v Two "R" Drilling Company Inc 606 So 2d 804 (1992), (La CA) 808 Woodbud Pty Ltd v Warea Pty Ltd (1995) 125 FLR 356
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