Tyre & Tube Australia (Services) Pty Limited v Martins Stock Haulage (Scone) Pty Limited [2016] NSWSC 703

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tyre & Tube Australia (Services) Pty Limited v Martins Stock Haulage (Scone) Pty Limited [2016] NSWSC 703 Hearing dates: 23 and 24 May 2016 Decision date: 03 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: 1. The summons filed on 8 April 2015 be dismissed. 2. The plaintiff pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings (including the defendants' costs of the cross-summons). 3. The cross-summons be dismissed with no order as to costs. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – general contractual principles – existence of contract – implication of contractual terms PROCEDURE – application of the principle in Jones v Dunkel – operation of the rule in Browne v Dunn ESTOPPEL – by conduct – promissory Estoppel – Estoppel by convention Cases Cited: Austotel Pty Limited v Franklins Selfserve Pty Limited (1989) 16 NSWLR 582 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Hastings Shire Council (1977) 180 CLR 266 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 (HL) Crabtree-Vickers Pty Ltd v Australian Direct Mail Advertising & Addressing Company Pty Ltd [1975] HCA 49; (1975) 133 CLR 72 Freeman & Lockyer (a firm) v Buckhurst Park Properties (Mangal) Ltd [1964] 2 QB 480 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 Moratic Pty Ltd v Gordon [2007] NSWSC 5 Quickfund (Australia) Pty Ltd v Prosperity Group International Pty Limited (In Liq) [2013] FCAFC 5 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd [1979] HCA 51; (1979) 144 CLR 596 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tyre & Tube Australia (Services) Pty Limited (ACN 105 550 089 ) (Plaintiff) Martins Stock Haulage (Scone) Pty Limited (ACN 050 210 985) (First Defendant) Gordon Martin Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Henri Gordon Martin (Third Defendant) Jason Gordon Martin (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: MT McCulloch SC with RW Notley (Plaintiff) V Whittaker with K Madgwick (Defendants)