Gold and Copper Resources Pty Ltd v Newcrest Operations Ltd [2013] NSWSC 345

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gold and Copper Resources Pty Ltd v Newcrest Operations Ltd [2013] NSWSC 345 Hearing dates: 11 April 2013 Decision date: 11 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Award plaintiff nominal damages; plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: DAMAGES - whether plaintiff entitled to nominal damages for breach of contract

COSTS - plaintiff successful on some issues but unsuccessful overall - whether costs should follow the event Cases Cited: Alamdo Holdings Pty Limited v Australian Window Furnishings (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 7 Alltrans Express Ltd v CVA Holdings Ltd [1984] 1 WLR 394 Anglo-Cyprian Trade Agencies Ltd v Paphos Wine Industries Ltd [1951] 1 All ER 873 Australian Conservation Foundation Inc v Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1988) 81 ALR 166 Cross v Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 120 Gold and Copper Resources Pty Ltd v Newcrest Operations Ltd [2013] NSWSC 281 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Luna Park (NSW) Ltd v Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd (1938) 61 CLR 286 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Services (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 171 Mid-City Skin Cancer and Laser Centre v Zahedi-Anarak [2006] NSWSC 1149 Monie v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 15 Motium Pty Ltd v Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd (Supplementary Decision) [2011] WASCA 65 Nexus Minerals NL v Brutus Constructions Pty Ltd [1997] FCA 926 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) v McGregor (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 453 Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd v Fs Architects Pty Ltd; Carelli v Fs Architects Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 39 State of New South Wales v Stevens [2012] NSWCA 415 Sydney Ferries v Morton (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 238 Tarabay v Leite [2008] NSWCA 259 Turkmani v Visalingham (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 279 Waters v PC Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd [1994] NSWCA 338; (1994) 254 ALR 328 Texts Cited: Peter W Young, Clyde Croft and Megan L Smith, On Equity, (2009) Thomson Reuters Category: Costs Parties: Gold and Copper Resources Pty Limited (plaintiff) Newcrest Operations Limited (first defendant) Newcrest Mining Limited (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: C R C Newlinds SC with F T Roughley (plaintiff) I M Jackman SC with S A Lawrance (defendants) Solicitors: Corrs Chambers Westgarth (plaintiff) Allens (defendants) File Number(s): SC 2012/25721 Publication restriction: Nil