Lucas Stuart Pty Limited v Hemmes Hermitage Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 1101

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lucas Stuart Pty Limited v Hemmes Hermitage Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 1101

HEARING DATE(S) : 13 and 14 September 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 21 September 2010

JUDGMENT OF : Macready AsJ at 1

DECISION : I dismiss the notice of motion filed 13 September 2010 by Lucas Stuart Pty Limited with costs.

CATCHWORDS : Contracts - Building, engineering and related contracts - Application to restrain calling up of performance guarantees under contract - Whether prima facie case established - Consideration of whether there need only be genuine dispute as to whether there had been default necessary to enliven contract right to call on guarantees

LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 s 51AA

CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings

Clough Engineering Ltd v Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCA 2082 Clough Engineering Limited v Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (2008) 249 ALR 458; [2008] FCAFC 136 FPM Constructions Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Honeywood v Munnings (2006) 67 NSWLR 466 CASES CITED : Hounslow London Borough Council v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd (1971) 1 Ch 233 Re Stewardson Stubbs and Collett Pty Ltd v Bankstown Municipal Council (1965) NSWLR 1671 Reed Construction Services Pty Ltd v Kheng Seng (Australia) Pty Ltd (1999) 15 BCL 158 Rejan Constructions Pty Ltd v Manningham Medical Centre Pty Ltd [2002] VSC 579; (2003) 19 BCL 451 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council v Barlow Securities Group Services Ltd (2001) EWCA Civ 1; (2001) BLR 113