The Ocean Marine Insurance Company Limited v CSR Limited [2012] NSWSC 1229

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Ocean Marine Insurance Company Limited v CSR Limited [2012] NSWSC 1229 Hearing dates: 27 August 2012; 5 September 2012 Decision date: 12 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: The proceedings are dismissed with costs Catchwords: CONFLICT OF LAWS - choice of law - conflict between English law and Australian law - lex causae - assignment of chose in action - voluntary and involuntary assignment - lex situs - lex loci actus

CONFLICT OF LAWS - foreign judgment - conditions for recognition of foreign judgment

CONTRACTS - construction - insurance Legislation Cited: Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (UK) Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) General Insurance Reform Act 2001 (Cth) Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) Cases Cited: Adams v Cape Industries Plc [1990] Ch 433 AssetInsure Pty Ltd v New Cap Reinsurance Corp Ltd (2006) 225 CLR 331 Application of XL Re Europe [2004] FCA 974 Broadcast Australia Pty Ltd v Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Lands) [2004] HCA 4; (2004) 221 CLR 178 Castrique v Imrie (1870) LR 4 HL 414 Cordon Investments Pty Ltd v Lesdor Properties Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 184 In the matter of Idoport Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 524 Linden Gardens Trust Ltd v Lenesta Sludge Disposals Ltd [1994] 1 AC 85 Jabbour v Custodian of Absentee's Property of State of Israel [1954] 1 ER 145 Newcom Holdings Pty Ltd v Funge Systems Inc [2006] SASC 284 Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG v Five Star Trading LLC [2001] QB 825 Re Queensland Mercantile & Agency Co Limited [1891] 1 Ch 536 Royal Trust Co v Attorney-General (Alberta) [1930] AC 144 State Government Insurance Office (Qld) v Rees (1979) 144 CLR 549 Technical Products Pty Ltd v State Government Insurance Office (Qld) (1989) 167 CLR 45 Workers Compensation Board of Qld v Technical Products Pty Ltd (1988) 165 CLR 642 Texts Cited: Davies, Bell and Brereton, Nygh's Conflict of Laws in Australia, 8th ed (2010) Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Ocean Marine Insurance Company Limited (first plaintiff) Aviva Insurance Limited (second plaintiff) CSR Limited (defendant) Representation: Counsel: R R I Harper SC with T Bors (plaintiffs) J C Sheahan SC with D F C Thomas (defendant) Solicitors: Curwoods Lawyers (plaintiffs) Freehills (defendant) File Number(s): SC 2009/298728 Publication restriction: Nil