Angus Developments Pty Limited v Kim [2017] NSWSC 584

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Angus Developments Pty Limited v Kim [2017] NSWSC 584 Hearing dates: 12 May 2017 Date of orders: 19 May 2017 Decision date: 19 May 2017 Before: Pembroke J Decision: See paragraph [22] Catchwords: CONTRACT – meaning and effect – approach to construction – written agreement – relevance of prior non-binding document Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd (1973) 129 CLR 99 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v Staet Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR Esso Australia Ltd v Australian Petroleum Agents' & Distributors' Association [1999] 3 VR 642 Heimann v Commonwealth of Australia (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 691 Mt Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 NZI Capital Corporation Pty Ltd v Child (1991) 23 NSWLR 481 Timber Shipping Co SA v London & Overseas Freighters Ltd [1972] AC 1 Walker Group Constructions Pty Ltd v Tzaneros Investments Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 27 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Angus Developments Pty Limited – plaintiff Sam Sool Kim – first defendant Eun Hyung Shim – second defendant Representation: Counsel: R G McHugh SC with A M Hochroth – for the plaintiff M A Ashhurst SC with L D Corbett – for the first and second defendants