Pacific Resources International Pty Ltd v UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd; Brackley Industries Pty Ltd v UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1274

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pacific Resources International Pty Ltd v UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd; Brackley Industries Pty Ltd v UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1274 Hearing dates: 28 August - 30 August 2012, 3 September - 6 September 2012, 10 September - 13 September 2012 and 20 September 2012 Decision date: 25 October 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Each plaintiff entitled to damages Catchwords: BAILMENT - warehouse destroyed by fire - cause of fire - duties and liabilities of bailee - whether duty discharged

CONTRACT - contract of bailment - whether standard terms and conditions incorporated into contract - whether standard terms and conditions exclude liability

TRADE AND COMMERCE - trade practices - misleading or deceptive conduct - representations

PROPORTIONATE LIABILITY - concurrent wrongdoer Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Cases Cited: Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Hyder Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 313 Jireh International Pty Ltd t/as Gloria Jean's Coffee v Western Exports Services Inc [2011] NSWCA 137 Jones v Bartlett [2000] HCA 56; (2000) 205 CLR 166 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Laws Holdings Pty Ltd v Short (1972) 46 ALJR 563 MacRobertson Miller Airline Services v Commissioner of State Taxation [1975] HCA 55; (1975) 133 CLR 125 Mitchell Morgan Nominees Pty Ltd v Vella [2012] NSWCA 390 Oceanic Sun Line Special Shipping Co Inc v Fay [1988] HCA 32; (1988) 165 CLR 197 Pacific Resources International Pty Ltd v UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 1083 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v CTC Group Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 252 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Milanex Pty Ltd (in liq) [2012] NSWCA 367 Remath Investments No. 6 Pty Ltd v Chanel (Australia) Pty Ltd [1992] NSWCA 208 Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking Ltd [1971] 2 QB 163 Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher [1988] HCA 7; (1988) 164 CLR 387 Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1066; (2005) 65 NSWLR 300 Texts Cited: Carter on Contract, vol 1 Norman Palmer, Palmer on Bailment, 3rd ed (2009) The Macquarie Dictionary, 5th ed (2009) Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2008/290394: Pacific Resources International Pty Ltd (plaintiff) UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd (defendant) 2008/290441: Brackley Industries Pty Ltd (plaintiff) UTI (Aust) Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: M L Williams SC with H Chiu (Pacific Resources International Pty Ltd, plaintiff) H J A Neal (Brackley Industries Pty Ltd, plaintiff) I G B Roberts SC with A C Casselden (defendant) Solicitors: 2008/290394: Holman Webb (plaintiff) Norton Rose (defendant) 2008/290441: Colin Biggers & Paisley (plaintiff) Norton Rose (defendant) File Number(s): SC 2008/290394; SC 2008/290441 Publication restriction: Nil