Advanced National Services Pty Ltd v Daintree Contractors Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 270

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Advanced National Services Pty Ltd v Daintree Contractors Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 270 Hearing dates: 17 October 2019 Decision date: 05 November 2019 Before: Gleeson JA at [1] White JA at [93] Barrett AJA at [94] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed.

(2) Appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – performance – discharge by performance – valid termination of cleaning services contract – express term prohibiting use of unauthorised subcontracted labour – where unauthorised subcontractors undertook 90 per cent of cleaning services – whether cleaning obligation could be performed vicariously – consideration of personal contracts – no claim for quantum meruit Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Australis Media Holdings Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd; Australis Media Holdings Pty Ltd v News Corporation Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 104 Bruce v Tyley (1916) 21 CLR 277 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337; [1982] HCA 24 Davies v Collins [1945] 1 All ER 247 Electricity Generation Corporation t/a Verve Energy v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640; [2014] HCA 7 Kuru v New South Wales (2008) 236 CLR 1; [2008] HCA 26 McDonald v Dennys Lascelles Ltd (1933) 48 CLR 457; [1933] HCA 25 Metwally v University of Wollongong [1985] HCA 28; (1985) 60 ALR 68 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104; [2015] HCA 37 Reardon Smith Line v Hansen-Tangen [1976] 1 WLR 989 Re Golden Key Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 636 Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 13; (2019) 93 ALJR 582 Tolhurst v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers [1903] AC 414 Westralian Farmers Ltd v Commonwealth Agricultural Service Engineers Ltd (in liq) (1936) 54 CLR 361; [1936] HCA 6 Young v Queensland Trustees Ltd (1956) 99 CLR 560; [1956] HCA 51 Zhu v Treasurer of New South Wales (2004) 218 CLR 530: [2004] HCA 56 Texts Cited: J W Carter and M J Tilbury, Remedial Choice and Contract Drafting (1998) 13 JCL 5 J W Carter and G J Tolhurst, Recovery of contract debt following termination for breach (2009) 25 JCL 191 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Advanced National Services Pty Ltd (Appellant) Daintree Contractors Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: J J Young / M Dalla-Pozza (Appellant) J A C Potts SC / J C Conde (Respondent)