Western Australian Rugby Union v Australian Rugby Union Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1174

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Western Australian Rugby Union v Australian Rugby Union Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1174 Hearing dates: 23 August 2017 Decision date: 05 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial Arbitration List Before: Hammerschlag J Decision: Appeal dismissed Catchwords: COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION - Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) s 34A - CONTRACT - contractual construction - appeal from arbitrator's award declaring the proper construction of the provisions of an Alliance Agreement - HELD: arbitrator's award not wrong - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: Pukallus v Cameron (1982) 180 CLR 447 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 522 International Air Transport Association v Ansett Australia Holdings Ltd (2008) 234 CLR 151 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104 WIN Corporation Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 297 Bowes v Chaleyer (1923) 32 CLR 159 Bowes v Shand (1877) 2 App Cas Texts Cited: Oxford English Dictionary (3rd Ed) 2009 Macquarie Dictionary (7th Ed) 2017 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Western Australian Rugby Union - Plaintiff Australian Rugby Union Ltd - Defendant Representation: Counsel: C.R.C. Newlinds SC with V. Whittaker - Plaintifff J.T. Gleeson SC with A.J. Papamatheos - Defendant