Port Macquarie-Hastings Council v Diveva Pty Limited [2017] NSWCA 97

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council v Diveva Pty Limited [2017] NSWCA 97 Hearing dates: 1 March 2017 Decision date: 12 May 2017 Before: Beazley A/CJ at [1]; Simpson JA at [2]; Payne JA at [3]. Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed. (2) The Council to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal as agreed or assessed. (3) Funds paid into Court by the Council on 3 February 2017 be released to the respondent 7 days after the date of this judgment. (4) The Council to pay the respondent interest under s 101 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) on the sum released from 3 February 2017. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – contract between Council and successful tenderer ‑ proper construction of option

DAMAGES – calculation of damages for breach of contract – assessment of damages for loss of chance to renew the contract – future-looking damages Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 101 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.34 Cases Cited: Angas Securities Ltd v Small Business Consortium Lloyds Consortium No 9056 [2016] NSWCA 182 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Hastings Shire Council (1977) 180 CLR 266 Chaplin v Hicks [1911] 2 KB 786 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337 Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64; [1991] HCA 54 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Lavarack v Woods of Colchester Ltd [1967] 1 QB 278 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum (1994) 179 CLR 332; [1994] HCA 4 TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Hayden Enterprises Pty Ltd (1989) 16 NSWLR 130 The Mihalis Angelos [1971] QB 164 Victoria v Tatts Group Ltd [2016] HCA 5; (2016) 90 ALJR 392 Wenham v Ella (1972) 127 CLR 454 Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 522; [2005] HCA 17 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (appellant) Diveva Pty Limited (respondent) Representation: Counsel: B DeBuse (Appellant) J Giles SC and J Granger (Respondent)