Amashaw Pty Limited v Marketform Managing Agency Ltd [2017] NSWSC 612

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Amashaw Pty Limited v Marketform Managing Agency Ltd [2017] NSWSC 612 Hearing dates: 26-28 April 2017 Date of orders: 19 May 2017 Decision date: 19 May 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: McDougall J Decision: Plaintiff entitled to be indemnified for some but not all of the expenses claimed. Parties to bring in draft short minutes of order. Catchwords: INSURANCE – insurance policy – whether loss covered by the policy – whether plaintiff breached duty of disclosure – whether insurer entitled to reduce liability to nil - application of Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), ss 21(1), 28(3) Legislation Cited: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) Protection of the Environment (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulations 2014 (NSW) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) Sydney Water Act 1994 (NSW) Cases Cited: Gauci v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 135 CLR 81 Hobbs v Tinling [1929] 2 KB I Kuligowski v Metrobus (2004) 220 CLR 363 Permanent Trustee Australia Limited v FAI General Insurance Company Limited (In Liquidation) (2003) 214 CLR 514 Proprietors of Strata Plan No 14198 v Cowell (1989) 24 NSWLR 478 Seiwa Pty Ltd v Owners Strata Plan 35042 [2006] NSWSC 1157 Stealth Enterprises Pty Ltd v Calliden Insurance Limited [2017] NSWCA 71 Steinberg v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 134 CLR 640 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Amashaw Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Marketform Managing Agency Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A J Sullivan QC with T J Brennan (Plaintiff) M R Elliott (Defendant)