Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd v Young [2014] NSWSC 987

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd v Young [2014] NSWSC 987 Hearing dates: 24 July 2014 Decision date: 28 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: 1. Dismiss the Defendant's Notice of Motion filed 4 June 2014. 2. Order that the Defendant pay the Plaintiff's costs of the Motion. Catchwords: GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY - release of guarantor - by express terms of the guarantee - construction of the guarantee - whether ambiguity - contra proferentem rule - proceedings on guarantee by creditor -summary dismissal application by guarantor - no unarguable case by Plaintiff Cases Cited: Andar Transport Pty Ltd v Brambles Ltd [2004] HCA 28; (2004) 217 CLR 424 Ankar Pty Ltd v National Westminster Finance Australia Ltd [1987] HCA 15; (1987) 162 CLR 549 Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (1973) 129 CLR 99 Commercial Bank of Australia v Cavanaugh (1980) 7 NTR 12 Rava v Logan Wines [2007] NSWCA 62 TCN Channel 9 v Hayden Enterprises (1989) 16 NSWLR 130 Texts Cited: O'Donovan & Phillips, The Modern Contract of Guarantee, (3rd ed 1996, LBC) at 487. Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Canadian Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Ross Brendan Young (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T J Hancock (Plaintiff) L Corbett (Defendant) Solicitors: DibbsBarker Lawyers (Plaintiff) Makinson d'Apice as agents for Aitken Partners (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/347656