ERA Polymers Pty Limited v Pacific Urethanes Pty Ltd & Ors [2014] NSWSC 1811

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: ERA Polymers Pty Limited v Pacific Urethanes Pty Ltd & Ors [2014] NSWSC 1811 Hearing dates: 9 December 2014 Decision date: 09 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: White J Decision: 1.Plaintiff's notice of motion filed 9 September 2014 dismissed; 2.Proceedings dismissed. 3.Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: DEEDS - deed of release - other matters - construction of deed of settlement and release and annexed supplementary deed - whether deeds provide complete defence to plaintiffs' claim - held deeds provide a complete defence - proceedings summarily dismissed Cases Cited: Burton v Shire of Bairnsdale (1908) 7 CLR 76 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioner (1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner For Railways NSW (1964) 112 CLR 125 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Limited (1983) 154 CLR 87 Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Limited [2013] NSWCA 71 Category: Principal judgment Parties: ERA Polymers Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Pacific Urethanes Pty Limited (1st Defendant) Owen Bertram Stam (2nd Defendant) Gerard John Murray (3rd Defendant) Peter Edward Brooksbank (4th Defendant) James Stephen Hall (5th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C D Freeman (Plaintiff) D Sulan (Defendants) Solicitors: Photios Vouroudis & Co (Plaintiff) Norton Gledhill Commercial Lawyers (Defendants) File Number(s): 2014/185701