Fields Group Pty Ltd v Wilson Security Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 286

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fields Group Pty Ltd v Wilson Security Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 286 Hearing dates: 24 September 2019 Date of orders: 29 November 2019 Decision date: 29 November 2019 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Payne JA at [34]; Emmett AJA at [35] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: CONTRACTS – construction – scope and nature of commitment – defendant agreed to supply security services to plaintiff for the purpose of enabling the plaintiff to carry out head contract – whether defendant promised to provide plaintiff with the opportunity to do certain other work for it Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fields Group Pty Ltd (Appellant) Wilson Security Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L W Chan (Appellant) J A C Potts SC / C Conde (Respondent)

Solicitors: Aubrey Brown Lawyers (Appellant) Cornwalls (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/165599 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court Jurisdiction: Equity – Commercial List Citation: [2019] NSWSC 475 Date of Decision: 2 April 2019 Before: Parker J File Number(s): 2017/301860

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