Lend Lease Project Management & Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd v Kellogg Brown and Root Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1142

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lend Lease Project Management & Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd v Kellogg Brown and Root Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1142 Hearing dates: 26 June 2013 Decision date: 21 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Robb J Decision: 1. Separate questions answered provisionally as set out in paragraphs 153 and 154 of these reasons for judgment. 2. Parties to bring in short minuets of order to reflect these reasons for judgment, and in default of agreement the court will hear the parties as to the orders which should be made, including as to costs. Catchwords: CONTRACT - construction - plaintiff and defendant parties to professional services agreement - whether clause providing for the limitation of defendant's liability to plaintiff void for uncertainty - whether condition precedent to limitation of liability that plaintiff take out insurance - whether condition precedent satisfied - whether and to what extent liability of plaintiff to defendant limited Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604 B & B Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd v Brian A Cheeseman & Associates Pty Ltd (1994) 35 NSWLR 227 BLM Holdings Pty Ltd v Bank of New Zealand CA 40216 of 1993, unreported 25 March 1994 Fuji Xerox Australia Pty Ltd v CSG Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1258 International Air Transport Association v Ansett Australia Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] HCA 3; (2008) 234 CLR 151 Rivat v B & N Elomar Engineering Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 638 Upper Hunter County District Council v Australian Chilling and Freezing Co Ltd [1968] HCA 8; (1968) 118 CLR 429 Texts Cited: WYB Enright and Dr DC Jess, Professional Indemnity Insurance Law (2nd ed) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lend Lease Project Management & Construction (Australia) Pty Ltd (formerly Bovis Lend Lease Pty Ltd) ACN 000 098 162 (Plaintiff) Kellogg Brown and Root Pty Ltd ACN 007 660 317 (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Rees SC with F Shaw (Plaintiff) P Greenwood SC with Z Heger (Defendant) Solicitors: King & Wood Mallesons (Plaintiff) Curwoods Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/154733 Publication restriction: Nil