Crown Sydney Property v Barangaroo Delivery Authority; Lendlease (Millers Point) v Barangaroo Delivery Authority [2018] NSWSC 1931

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Crown Sydney Property v Barangaroo Delivery Authority; Lendlease (Millers Point) v Barangaroo Delivery Authority [2018] NSWSC 1931 Hearing dates: 29/10/2018, 30/10/2018, 21/11/2018, 22/11/2018, 23/11/2018, 26/11/2018, 27/11/2018, 28/11/2018, 29/11/2018 Date of orders: 14 December 2018 Decision date: 14 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: McDougall J Decision: See at [153] – [155]. Parties to bring in orders accordingly. Catchwords: CONTRACT – construction of good faith negotiation provisions – where contract protects sight lines between existing planned developments and the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House – consideration of the scope of such protection – where the Sight Lines Clauses are activated by an "application" providing for development different to an approved Concept Plan – meaning of the word "application" – whether defendant's obligation to negotiate in good faith had been enlivened – consideration of the content of such negotiation – whether negotiations are required to commence from the position that the sight lines are to be retained – defendant did not comply with the negotiation process as required by the contract – appropriate declarations made. Legislation Cited: Barangaroo Delivery Authority Act 2009 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Crown International Consortium Pty Ltd v Bruce Lyon (Holdings) Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1194 Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd (2017) 261 CLR 544 Hughes Aircraft Systems International v Airservices Australia (1997) 76 FCR 151 Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 App Cas 251 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (2015) 236 FCR 199 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Crown Sydney Property Pty Ltd (Plaintiff in Crown proceedings) Lendlease (Millers Point) Pty Ltd as trustee for the Lend Lease (Millers Point) Trust (First Plaintiff in Lendlease proceedings) Lendlease Corporation Ltd (Second Plaintiff in Lendlease proceedings) Barangaroo Delivery Authority (Defendant in both proceedings) Representation: Counsel: NJ Young QC / K Stern SC / M Astill / SH Hartford Davis / E Ball (Crown Sydney) NC Hutley SC (29/10/18, 30/10/18) / AS Bell SC (from 21/11/18) / J Hutton / A Munro / J Kennedy (Lendlease) AJL Bannon SC / SM Nixon SC / JA Arnott / A Zheng (Barangaroo Delivery Authority)