Shepherds Producers Co-operative Limited v John Scott Lamont & Ors [2009] NSWSC 294

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Shepherds Producers Co-operative Limited v John Scott Lamont & Ors [2009] NSWSC 294

HEARING DATE(S) : 8/04/09

JUDGMENT DATE : 22 April 2009

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Separate question for decision answered. Clause 5 of Settlement Agreement held to operate to release the first, second and third defendant's from the causes of action the subject of these proceedings

CATCHWORDS : Construction of Settlement Agreement providing that "plaintiffs release defendants from all claims, actions, suits, demands arising from or in any way connected with the proceedings, the allegations contained in the statement of claim, and of the liquidation of the third plaintiff" - Consideration of meaning of particular phrases and words: "arising out of or in any way connected with" - the word "and" including whether or not it is appropriately read as conjunctive or disjunctive - the phrases "all" and "any"

Co-operatives Act 1992 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (NSW)

CATEGORY : Separate question

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