Integrated Asset Management Pty Ltd v Trans Communications Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 984

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Integrated Asset Management Pty Ltd v Trans Communications Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 984 Hearing dates: 27 March 2015 Date of orders: 23 July 2015 Decision date: 23 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: The appeal must be allowed and her Honour's judgment and orders set aside. The usual order as to costs is that they follow the event. The orders sought in the notice of appeal depart from that order.

The parties are directed to confer as to costs and to file proposed short minutes of order. I will hear them on the question of costs, if there remains any disagreement. Catchwords: APPEAL – appeal against Local Court decision – contracts and agency – rental of telecommunications equipment – recovery of money owed under agreement – doctrine of undisclosed principal – appeal allowed – judgment and orders set aside Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Local Courts Act 2007 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bank of Western Australia v Salmon [No 1] [2009] NSWSC 224 Berzins v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2014] NSWCA 196 Con-Stan Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Australia) Ltd [1986] HCA 14; (1986) 160 CLR 226 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1 Davison v Vickery's Motors Ltd (in liq) [1925] HCA 47; (1925) 37 CLR 1 Drabsch v Switzerland General Insurance Co Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Santow J, 16 October 1996, unrep) Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd v Dargan [2012] NSWCA 185 Humble v Hunter (1848) 12 QB 310 Keighley, Maxsted & Co v Durant [1902] AC 240 Multicar Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corp (1997) 47 NSWLR 631 Newey v Westpac Banking Corporation [2014] NSWCA 319 NRMA Insurance Ltd v B & B Shipping and Marine Salvage Co Pty Ltd (1947) 47 SR (NSW) 273 Quikfund (Australia) Pty Ltd v Prosperity Group International Pty Limited (in liq) [2013] FCAFC 5; (2013) 209 FCR 368 Siu Yin Kwan v Eastern Insurance Co Ltd [1994] 2 AC 199 Teheran-Europe Co Ltd v S T Belton (Tractors) Ltd [1968] 2 QB 545 Tonto Home Loans Australia Pty Ltd v Tavares [2011] NSWCA 389; (2011) 15 BPR 29,699 Waller and Son Ltd v Thomas [1921] 1 KB 541 Water Board v Moustakas [1988] HCA 12; (1988) 180 CLR 491 Whisprun Pty Ltd v Dixon [2003] HCA 48; (2003) 77 ALJR 1598 White v Baycorp Advantage Business Information Services Ltd [2006] NSWSC 441; (2006) 200 FLR 125 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law of Agency, (2nd ed 2008, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Integrated Asset Management Pty Ltd ACN 087 604 948 (Plaintiff) Trans Communication Pty Ltd ACN 099 104 462 (First Defendant) John Peter Van Rooyen (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Aquilina (Plaintiff) Mr S Fisher (Defendant)