FDC Constructions & Fitout Pty Limited v Condensing Vaporisers Aust. Pty Ltd t/as RJ Tinker and Son [2013] NSWSC 1073

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: FDC Constructions & Fitout Pty Limited v Condensing Vaporisers Aust. Pty Ltd t/as RJ Tinker and Son [2013] NSWSC 1073 Hearing dates: 14 February 2013 Decision date: 09 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Slattery J Decision: Contract is for payment at a fixed price for sunshades shown in the architectural drawings of the building exterior. Tinker's cross-appeal dismissed. Tinker to pay FDC's costs of the cross-appeal. Catchwords: CONTRACT - construction of contract - supply of sunshades for fixing to exterior building surfaces during construction - exchange of sunshade supplier's invoice and builder's purchase order - whether contract price is calculated per sunshade unit supplied up to 102 sunshades or, whether it is a fixed price for sunshades shown in architectural drawings of the exterior building surface. APPEAL - appeal from Local Court - Local Court Act ss39 and 40 - whether appeal on a question of law Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 s 39, s 40 Supreme Court Act 1970 s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2001 Pt 50. Cases Cited: Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Wainohu v State of New South Wales (2011) 243 CLR 181 Workers Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board of NSW v Smith [2010] NSWCA 19 Pavey & Mathews Pty Limited v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221 Condensing Vaporisers Aust Pty Ltd v FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd, 3 November 2011, unreported, Magistrate Bradd Condensing Vaporisers Aust Pty Ltd v FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd, 17 April 2012, unreported, Magistrate Bradd Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cross Appellant:- FDC Constructions & Fitout Pty Limited Cross Respondent:- Condensing Vaporisers Aust. Pty Ltd t/as RJ Tinker and Son Representation: Counsel: Cross Appellant:- M. Pesman; C. Alexander Cross Respondent:- F. Corsaro SC Solicitors: Cross Appellant:- Paul Antony Clark, Clark McNamara Lawyers Cross Respondent:- Timothy John Mitchell, Bay Legal File Number(s): 2011/384083 Publication restriction: No Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9109 Date of Decision: 2011-11-03 00:00:00 Before: Magistrate Bradd File Number(s): 2009/352741