McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 215

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 215 Hearing dates: 2 March 2011 Decision date: 25 March 2011 Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [57] Catchwords: CONTRACT - principles of construction - significance of context - capricious and inconvenient consequences - IMPLIED TERMS - construction or implication - nature and juridical basis CORPORATIONS LAW - oppression - single act - declaratory relief JUDGMENTS - first instance judgment - finally determines rights and liabilities - fixes current legal position - significance of appeal Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 Cases Cited: Australis Media Holdings v Telstra Corp (1997) 24 ACSR 55 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australian Performing Rights Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99 AWA Limited v Exicom (1990) 19 NSWLR 705 BP Refinery (Westernpoint) Pty Limited v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Castlemaine Tooheys Limited v Carlton & United Breweries Limited (1987) 10 NSWLR468 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Colt Industries Inc v Sarlie (No 2) (1966) 3 AllER 85 Compensation Scheme Limited v West Bromwich Building Society (1998) 1 WLR 903 Maggbury Pty Ltd v Hafele Australt Pty Ltd 210 CLR 181 McCann v Switzerland Insurance Ltd (2000) 203 CLR 579 Nouvion v Freeman (1889) 15 App Cas 1 Pacific Carriers v BNP Paribas (2004) 218 CLR 451 Re Norvabron Pty Ltd (No 2) (1986) 11 ACLR 279 Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust v South Sydney City Council (2009) 240 CLR 45 Toll FGCT Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 Texts Cited: Ford, Austin & Ramsay, Ford's Principles of Corporations Law, "Buy-Backs of Shares" Volume 2, Loose leaf service, Butterworths (LexisNexis), Sydney, 1995 M Davies, A S Bell & P L G Brereton, "Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia" (Butterworths, 8th Edition, 2010) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patrick David McLaughlin - first plaintiff Jennifer Therese McLaughlin - second plaintiff Dungowan Manly Pty Ltd - first defendant Rodney Mark Garratt - second defendant Max Humphreys - third defendant Peter William Brown - fourth defendant Representation: Counsel: S J Burchett - for the plaintiffs D A Priestley - for the defendant Solicitors: Turner Freeman - for the plaintiffs Pike Pike & Fenwick - for the defendants File Number(s): 2010/74510