Georgallis v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Limited [2016] NSWDC 340

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Georgallis v Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Limited [2016] NSWDC 340 Hearing dates: 25 October 2016 Date of orders: 09 November 2016 Decision date: 09 November 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: Judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $44,478.65 Catchwords: Contract – employment contract – whether right of termination with three months' notice after expiry of probationary period – ambiguity – proper approach to construction Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law Cases Cited: Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Co-Operators Life Insurance Co v Gibbens 2009 SCC 25 Cordon Investments Pty Ltd v Lesdor Properties Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 184 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Fitness First Australia Pty Ltd v Fenshaw Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 207 Fitness First Australia Pty Ltd v Fenshaw Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 47 Fitzgerald v Masters (1956) 95 CLR 420 Halford v Price (1960) 105 CLR 23 J Fenwick & Co Pty Ltd v Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd (1943) 44 SR(NSW) 1 Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA [2014] NSWCA 184 McCann v Switzerland Insurance Ltd (2000) 203 CLR 579 Newey v Westpac Banking Corporation [2014] NSWCA 319 North v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Steven Georgallis (Plaintiff) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Debuse (Plaintiff) D Robertson (Defendant)