Facts Crown Melbourne Ltd (“Crown“) leased two premises to Cosmopolitan Pty Ltd for 5 years on the basis that Cosmopolitan would significantly refurbish them and in exchange Cosmopolitan’s lease would be extended for another five years. After the leases expired, […]
Category: Contract Law
CGU Insurance v Blakeley (2016) 259 CLR 339
Facts The first respondents were appointed liquidators of the second respondent (“Akron Roads“) and later commenced proceedings against the remaining respondents for insolvent trading as directors of Akron Roads. One of the respondents, Crewe Sharp Pty Ltd, claimed indemnity to […]
Clarence City Council v Commonwealth of Australia [2019] FCA 1568
Facts Two Tasmanian councils (the Clarence City Council and the Northern Midlands Council) sought declarations that they were each owed the benefit of contracts to which they were not parties. The operator of Hobart airport, Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd […]
Wilson v Darling Island Stevedoring and Lighterage Co Ltd (1956) 95 CLR 43
Facts A Bill of Lading was agreed between the carrier (the owner of the ship Tremayne) and the consignors of the goods that a case of tulle soie and tulle rayonne would be shipped from Marseilles to Sydney, the rights […]
Coulls v Bagots Executor & Trustee Co Ltd (1967) 119 CLR 460
Facts Arthur Leopold Coulls died on 8 June 1960, having made a will by which he appointed Bagot’s Executor and Trustee Co Ltd (“Bagots“) to be his executor and trustee. Mr Coulls entered into a contract with O’Neil Constructions Pty […]
Ogilvie v Adams [1981] VR 1041
Facts Morris Ogilvie, the trustee in bankruptcy of William Henry’s estate, sued the defendants as the executors and trustees of the will and estate of the bankrupt’s wife, Doris Melba Adams, for $63,200.00 lent by the bankrupt to his wife […]
Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571
Facts Mr and Mrs Balfour were a married couple. Mr Balfour was a civil engineer who worked in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka). In 1915, Mr and Mrs Balfour returned to England briefly. While they were there, Mrs Balfour’s doctor advised […]
Taylor v Caldwell [1863] EWHC QB J1
Facts Taylor & Lewis intended to rent out the Surrey Music Hall, which was owned by Caldwell, for a cost of 100 pounds per day. They planned to host four extravagant concerts with all kinds of entertainment, such as the […]
Byrne & Co v Leon Van Tien Hoven & Co [1880] 5 CPD 344
Facts Tienhoven was a company based in New York. On 1 October, they sent a letter to Byrne & Co (in Cardiff, Wales) offering 1,000 tinplates for sale Byrne & Co received the letter on 11 October, and telegraphed their […]
Harvey v Facey [1893] UKPC 1
Facts Harvey was interested in buying a Jamaican property owned by Facey. He sent Facey a telegram stating “Will you sell us Bumper Hall Pen? Telegraph lowest cash price – answer paid.” Facey responded stating “Bumper Hall Pen £900” Harvey […]
