AAP Industries Pty Ltd v Rehau Pte Ltd (No. 2) [2017] NSWSC 1136

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AAP Industries Pty Ltd v Rehau Pte Ltd (No. 2) [2017] NSWSC 1136 Hearing dates: 23 August 2017 Date of orders: 31 August 2017 Decision date: 31 August 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: (1) Judgment for the Plaintiff in the sum of $240,166.

(2) The Defendant is to pay the Plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: CONTRACT – damages – contract for the supply of plumbing articles – defendant liable for breach of supply agreement – parties agreed on loss of profits and loss in respect of completed stock – loss in respect of raw materials in issue – whether cost of mitigation of damages is recoverable – date at which damages should be assessed

COSTS – whether costs should be awarded other than on the ordinary basis – Calderbank offer made by defendant – conditions attached to offer - plaintiff not unreasonable in rejecting offer – whether order under r 42.34 UCPR should be made – defendant is a foreign corporation – contractual term involving foreign jurisdiction - proceedings appropriately commenced in Supreme Court – proceedings thereafter appropriately continued in Supreme Court – whether s 60 Civil Procedure Act applies to costs orders - plaintiff's conduct in the proceedings did not give rise to any issues of proportionality Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: AAP Industries Pty Limited v Rehau Pte Limited [2015] NSWSC 468 AAP Industries Pty Ltd v Rehau Pte Ltd [2017] NSWSC 390 Colonial Ammunition Co v Reid (1900) 21 NSWR 338 Falkner v Bourke (1990) 19 NSWLR 574 Haines v Bendall (1991) 172 CLR 60 Hammond & Co v Bussey (1887) 20 QBD 79 Jones v Krawczyk (No. 2) [2011] NSWSC 352 Jones v Sutton [No. 2] [2005] NSWCA 203 M.B.P (S.A) Pty Ltd v Gogic (1991) 171 CLR 657 McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 306 Milich v The Council of the City of Canterbury (No. 3) [2012] NSWSC 1280 Perri v Flavell (No 2) (Court of Appeal, 20 Sep 1995, Unrep) Priestley v Priestley (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1259 Sabah Yazgi v Permanent Custodians Limited (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 306 Sheahan v Stockman (1922) 22 SR (NSW) 415 State of New South Wales v Quirk [2012] NSWCA 216 Whitehouse Hotels Pty Ltd v Lido Savoy Pty Ltd (1975) 49 ALJR 93 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: AAP Industries Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Rehau Pte Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Zammit (Plaintiff) M J Heath (Defendant)