Mothership Music Pty Ltd v Darren Ayre (trading as VIP Entertainment & Concepts Pty Ltd) and Flo Rida (also known as Tramar Dillard) (No. 2) [2012] NSWDC 111

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mothership Music Pty Ltd v Darren Ayre (trading as VIP Entertainment & Concepts Pty Ltd) and Flo Rida (also known as Tramar Dillard) (No. 2) [2012] NSWDC 111 Hearing dates: 3 August 2012 Decision date: 03 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff for $380,400.60. (2) Liberty to the plaintiff to restore in relation to interest. (3) The defendants pay the plaintiff's legal costs in the sum of $37,745.37. (4) Exhibits retained for 28 days. Catchwords: CONTRACT - assessment of damages - claim for special damages - claim for general damages for loss of commercial opportunity and injury to reputation - claim for lump sum legal costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56 and 98(4) Cases Cited: Aerial Advertising Co v Batchelors Peas Ltd (Manchester) [1938] 2 All ER 788 Anglo-Continental Holidays v Typaldos Lines (London) [1967] 2 Lloyd's Rep 61 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1995) 57 FCR 119 Dye v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2012] NSWCA 220 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 407 Fairfax Radio Network Pty Ltd v Printlane Pty Ltd (No 2) (2011) 13 DCLR (NSW) 64 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales (No 13) [2009] NSWSC 756 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Heidelberg Graphics Equipment Ltd v Andrew Knox & Associates Pty Ltd (1994) ATPR 41-326 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2007] NSWSC 23 Lorenzato v Lorenzato (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 790 Mallick v BCCI [1997] 3 All ER 1 Marston & Cook Pty Ltd v Sensis Pty Ltd [2008] VSC 568 New Zealand Airline Pilots' Association v Air New Zealand Ltd [1992] 2 NZLR 656 Poseidon Ltd & Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332 Prosperity Advisers Pty Ltd v Secure Enterprises Pty Ltd (t/as Strathearn Insurance Brokers) [2012] NSWCA 192 Tim Barr Pty Ltd v Naurui Gold Coast Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 11 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Mothership Music Pty Ltd First Defendant: Darren Ayre (trading as VIP Entertainment & Concepts Pty Ltd) Second Defendant: Flo Rida (also known as Tramar Dillard) Representation: Plaintiff: Mr J Sleight Defendants: No appearance Plaintiff: Neville & Hourn Legal Defendants: No appearance File Number(s): 2012/116306 Publication restriction: None