Tetra Pak Manufacturing v Challenger Life Nominees [2013] NSWSC 349

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tetra Pak Manufacturing v Challenger Life Nominees [2013] NSWSC 349 Hearing dates: 25/03/2013, 26/03/2013, 27/03/2013 Decision date: 16 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: McDougall J Decision: Separate questions answered (see at [110]). Proceedings dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CONTRACTS - indemnity clause - construction of indemnity clause - indemnity not to be construed as extending beyond the assigned risk unless words intractable.

CONTRACTS - indemnity clause - onus of proof - party relying on indemnity clause bears the onus of establishing it applies.

EVIDENCE - standard of proof - on balance of probabilities - whether land contaminated with particular pollutant at time of sale - tribunal of fact must feel actual persuasion - date of relevant spill not established by the evidence. Legislation Cited: Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blatch v Archer (1774) 98 ER 969 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tetra Pak Manufacturing Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Challenger Life Nominees Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: TGR Parker SC / JAC Potts (Plaintiff) JB Simpkins SC / JR Williams (Defendant) Solicitors: Allens (Plaintiff) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/15762