William Hare UAE LLC v Aircraft Support Industries Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1403

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: William Hare UAE LLC v Aircraft Support Industries Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1403 Hearing dates: 16 September 2014 Decision date: 14 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Darke J Decision: (1) Order that judgment be entered for the plaintiff against the defendant in the sum of US $1,481,678.42. (2) Order that interest is payable at the rate of 9% per annum on so much of the judgment sum in (1) above as is from time to time unpaid. (3) Order that the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: ARBITRATION - international commercial arbitration - enforcement of foreign award - public policy - breach of rules of natural justice - severance - partial enforcement of award - International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) s 8 Legislation Cited: Arbitration Act 1996 (UK) ss 101, 103 Arbitration Ordinance of Hong Kong s 44 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 101 Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 (Vic) s 33 International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) ss 8, 16, 19, 39(2) International Arbitration Amendment Act 2010 (Cth) Cases Cited: A.C.N. 006 397 413 Pty. Ltd. v International Movie Group (Canada) Inc. and Another [1997] 2 VR 31 Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth [2002] EWHC 597 (TCC) Bremer Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. v Westzucker G.m.b.H. (No. 2) Westzucker G.m.b.H. v. Bunge G.m.b.H. [1981] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 130 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 77 ALJR 1088 Fletcher v Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 19 FCR 442 Gold Coast City Council v Canterbury Pipelines (Aust) Pty Ltd [1968] HCA 3; (1968) 118 CLR 58 Gordian Runoff Ltd v Westport Insurance Corporation [2010] NSWCA 57; (2010) 267 ALR 74 Interbulk Ltd. v. Aiden Shipping Co. Ltd. I.C.C.O. International Corn Co. N.V. v. Interbulk Ltd. (The "Vimeira") [1984] 2 Lloyd's Rep 66 J J Agro Industries (P) Ltd v Texuna International Ltd [1992] 2 HKLR 391 Laminoirs - Trefileries - Cableries de Lens, S.A. v. Southwire Company 484 F. Supp. 1063 (1980) Lyle v Rodgers (1820) 5 Wheat. 394 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation v IPCO (Nigeria) Ltd (No. 2) [2008] EWCA Civ 1157; (2009) 1 Lloyds Rep 89 Plaintiff M61/2010E v The Commonwealth of Australia and Others; Plaintiff M69/2010 v The Commonwealth of Australia and Others [2010] HCA 41; (2010) 243 CLR 319 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v Castel Electronics Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 83 Traxys Europe SA v Balaji Coke Industry Pvt Ltd and Another (No 2) [2012] FCA 276; (2012) 201 FCR 535 Westport Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2011] HCA 37; (2011) 244 CLR 239 Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Hare UAE LLC (plaintiff) Aircraft Support Industries Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Hogan-Doran, Mr Q Rares (plaintiff) Mr B W Rayment QC, Mr D T Kell (defendant) Solicitors: Minter Ellison (plaintiff) Tomaras Lawyers (defendant) File Number(s): 2014/170094 Publication restriction: Nil.