Play MR Pty Ltd v Heard Marketing Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 311

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Play MR Pty Ltd v Heard Marketing Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDC 311 Hearing dates: 27 – 28 July 2017; 11 August 2017; 28 September 2017 Date of orders: 09 November 2017 Decision date: 09 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff on the Statement of Claim and the Amended Cross-Claim. The Amended Cross-Claim is dismissed. (2) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings as agreed or assessed. (3) The parties have liberty to apply to vary order (2) above. (4) The parties are to bring in short minutes of order within 7 days setting out the damages to be awarded to the plaintiff calculated in accordance with these reasons including any claim for interest. (5) Exhibits to be returned after 28 days. Catchwords: Contract – whether handwritten notation part of terms of contract – whether breach of contract by defendant – whether breach of essential term - whether contract varied – whether contract affirmed – whether contract terminated by plaintiff – damages for breach Cases Cited: Burger King Corp v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd (2001) 69 NSWLR 558; [2001] NSWCA 187 Caringbah Investments Pty Ltd v Caringbah Business & Sports Club Ltd (In Liquidation) [2016] NSWCA 165 Cooper v Kinsella [2011] NSWCA 45 Cordon Investments Pty Ltd v Lesdor Properties Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 184 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] HCA 12 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Galafassi v Kelly [2014] NSWCA 190 Gates v City Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 1 Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 156 ER 145 Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd (2007) 233 CLR 115 Laurinda Pty Ltd v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) 166 CLR 623 Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA [2014] NSWCA 184 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Diab [2015] NSWCA 133 Tramways Advertising Pty Ltd v Luna Park (NSW) Ltd (1938) SR (NSW) 632 Vitol SA v Norelf Ltd (1996) 3 All ER 193 Wesiak v D & R Constructions (Aust) Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 353 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Play MR Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Heard Marketing Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M W E Maconachie (Plaintiff) E Chrysostomou (Defendant)