Belvino Investments No. 2 Pty Limited v Australian Vintage Ltd [2014] NSWSC 978

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Belvino Investments No. 2 Pty Limited v Australian Vintage Ltd [2014] NSWSC 978 Hearing dates: 15 July 2014 Decision date: 15 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: White J Decision: Refer to para [71] of judgment. Catchwords: EQUITY - Remedies - declarations - whether proceedings should be stayed pending determination by expert - whether the plaintiff is bound to accept the terms of the retainer provided by the expert - whether terms of release and indemnity provided by expert are reasonable - whether dispute resolution process under the terms of the lease should be followed by both parties - whether term of the lease provides an independent contractual entitlement to initiate court proceedings - whether viticulture expert can express an opinion on the issues in dispute Cases Cited: Huddart Parker Ltd v Ship Mill Hill (1950) 81 CLR 502 Badgin Nominees Pty Ltd v Oneida Ltd [1998] VSC 188 Savcor Pty Ltd v New South Wales (2001) 52 NSWLR 587 New South Wales v Banabelle Electrical Pty Ltd (2002) 54 NSWLR 503 Zeke Services Pty Ltd v Traffic Technologies Ltd [2005] 2 Qd R 563 Dance With Mr D Ltd v Dirty Dancing Investments Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 332 Chapmans Limited v Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (1996) 67 FCR 402 Charben Haulage Pty Ltd v Environmental and Earth Sciences Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 403 Commissioner of Railways (WA) v Stewart (1936) 56 CLR 520 Baldwin's Limited v Halifax Corp (1916) 85 LJKB 1769 The Heart Research Institute Ltd v Psiron Ltd [2002] NSWSC 646 Downer Engineering Power Pty Ltd v P&H Minepro Australasia Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 318 Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251 Butt v M'Donald (1896) 7 QLJ 68 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596 1144 Nepean Highway Pty Ltd v Abnote Australasia Pty Ltd (2009) 26 VR 551 Texts Cited: Lewison and Hughes, "The Interpretation of Contracts in Australia", Thomson Reuters, Lawbook Co. 2012 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Belvino Investments No. 2 Pty Limited (as trustee of the McGuigan Simeon Trust) (Plaintiff) Australian Vintage Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R A Dick SC with D J Barnett (Plaintiff) N Hutley SC with S Goodman (Defendant) Solicitors: Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Plaintiff) Kelly & Co (Defendant) File Number(s): 2014/181347