Burabs Holdings Pty Ltd v Alexander Dennis (Australia) Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1182

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Burabs Holdings Pty Ltd v Alexander Dennis (Australia) Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1182 Hearing dates: 29 to 30 April 2013; 1, 2 and 3 May 2013 Decision date: 30 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Young AJ Decision: Accounts to be settled by expert in accordance with Deed Catchwords: EQUITY - construction of Deed - shares in company and adjustments - bus manufacturer - misleading representations - dispute resolution - expert determination Cases Cited: Alliance Petroleum Australia NL v Australian Gas Light Company (1985) 39 SASR 84 Downer Engineering Power Pty Ltd v P & H Minepro Australasia Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 318 Galambos & Son Pty Ltd v McIntyre (1974) 5 ACTR 10 Gollin & Co Ltd v Karenlee Nominees Pty Ltd [1983] HCA 38; 153 CLR 455 Lindsay v Mahoney (1979) 1 BPR 9584 Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland v Lloyds Banking Group plc [2013] UKSC 3; [2013] 2 All ER 103; [2013] 1 WLR 366 United Scientific Holdings Ltd v Burnley Borough Council [1978] AC 904 Rawson v Samuel (1841) Cr & Ph 161; 41 ER 451 Wentworth Shire Council v Bemax Resources Limited and Ors [2013] NSWSC 1047 Texts Cited: Derham on the Law of Set-off (4th ed, 2010) Oxford University Press at [4.22] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Burabs Holdings Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Alexander Dennis (Australia) Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N Cotman SC and J Knackstredt (Plaintiff) LV Gyles SC and SA Lawrence (Defendant) Solicitors: M&K Lawyers (Plaintiff) Clayton Utz (Defendant) File Number(s): 2012/383066 Publication restriction: None