"Interpretation of Common Contract Phrases"

[2005] AUMPLawAYbk 8

Roberts, Brendon

Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic)	s318

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text †	Citation Index
Eastland Technology Australia Pty Ltd v Whisson	[2005] WASCA 144; (2005) 223 ALR 123; 24 ACLC 76	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	4 Aug 2005	AustLII	12
D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid	[2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1; (2005) 214 ALR 92; (2005) 79 ALJR 755; [2005] Aust Torts Reports 81-784	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Mar 2005	AustLII	851
Century Yuasa Batteries Pty Ltd v Martin	[2002] TASSC 91	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	4 Nov 2002	AustLII	1
Overlook Management BV v Foxtel Management Pty Ltd	[2002] NSWSC 17; [2002] Aust Contract Reports 90-143; [2002] ATPR (Digest) 46-219; [2002] ATPR (Digest) SS46-219	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Jan 2002	AustLII	105
James Thane Pty Ltd v Conrad International Hotels Corporation	[1999] QCA 516	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	12 Dec 1999	AustLII	18
Aiton Australia Pty Ltd v Transfield Pty Ltd	[1999] NSWSC 996; (1999) 153 FLR 236	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Oct 1999	AustLII	76
Gray v Motor Accident Commission	[1998] HCA 70; (1998) 196 CLR 1; (1998) 158 ALR 485; (1998) 73 ALJR 45; [1999] Aust Torts Reports 81-494; (1998) 28 MVR 1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Nov 1998	AustLII	430
Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL	[1994] HCA 4; (1994) 179 CLR 332; 120 ALR 16; (1994) 68 ALJR 313; [1994] ATPR 41-301; [1994] Aust Contract Reports 90-047	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1994	AustLII	1055
Vroon BV v Foster's Brewing Group Ltd	[1994] VicRp 53; [1994] 2 VR 32		Australia - Victoria	11 Mar 1993	AustLII	224
Service Station Association Ltd v Berg Bennett & Associates Pty Ltd	[1993] FCA 638; (1993) 45 FCR 84; (1993) 27 IPR 23; [1993] ATPR 41-266; 117 ALR 393	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1993	AustLII	106
Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd	[1991] HCA 54; (1991) 174 CLR 64; (1991) 104 ALR 1; (1991) 66 ALJR 123; [1992] Aust Contract Reports 90-007	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 1991	AustLII	1432
Coke J and Northside Developments Pty Ltd v Registrar-General	[1990] HCA 32; (1990) 170 CLR 146; 93 ALR 385; (1990) 8 ACLC 611; (1990) 64 ALJR 427; 2 ACSR 161	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Jun 1990	AustLII	330
Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher	[1988] HCA 7; (1988) 164 CLR 387; (1988) 76 ALR 513; (1988) 62 ALJR 110; [1988] ANZ Conv R 98	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1988	AustLII	1880
Sutherland Shire Council v Heyman	[1985] HCA 41; (1985) 157 CLR 424; 60 ALR 1; (1985) 59 ALJR 564; (1985) 56 LGRA 120; 10 ATPR 41-238	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Jul 1985	AustLII	938
Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation	[1984] HCA 64; (1984) 156 CLR 41; (1984) 55 ALR 417; (1984) 58 ALJR 587; 4 IPR 291	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Oct 1984	AustLII	1823
Legione v Hateley	[1983] HCA 11; (1983) 152 CLR 406; 56 FLR 206; 46 ALR 1; (1983) 57 ALJR 292	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Apr 1983	AustLII	937
Booker Industries Pty Ltd v Wilson Parking (Qld) Pty Ltd	[1982] HCA 53; (1982) 149 CLR 600; 43 ALR 68; (1982) 56 ALJR 825	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Sep 1982	AustLII	247
Meehan v Jones	[1982] HCA 52; (1982) 149 CLR 571; (1982) 42 ALR 463; (1982) 56 ALJR 813	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 Sep 1982	AustLII	398
Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales	[1982] HCA 24; (1982) 149 CLR 337; (1982) 41 ALR 367; (1982) 56 ALJR 459	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1982	AustLII	3876
Perri v Coolangatta Investments Pty Ltd	[1982] HCA 29; (1982) 149 CLR 537; (1982) 41 ALR 441; (1982) 56 ALJR 445; [1982] ANZ Conv R 444	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1982	AustLII	491
Dalgety Wine Estates Pty Ltd v Rizzon	[1979] HCA 41; (1979) 141 CLR 552; 26 ALR 355; 53 ALJR 647	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Sep 1979	AustLII	65
R v Stephenson	[1976] VicRp 34; [1976] VR 376		Australia - Victoria	21 Oct 1975	AustLII	55
Placer Development Ltd v The Commonwealth	[1969] HCA 29; (1969) 121 CLR 353; [1969] ALR 801; (1969) 43 ALJR 265	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Jun 1969	AustLII	199
Upper Hunter County District Council v Australian Chilling and Freezing Co Ltd	[1968] HCA 8; (1968) 118 CLR 429; (1968) 41 ALJR 348	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Mar 1968	AustLII	681
Brown v Heffer	[1967] HCA 40; (1967) 116 CLR 344; [1968] ALR 89; 41 ALJR 195	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Oct 1967	AustLII	193
Kennedy v Vercoe	[1960] HCA 64; (1960) 105 CLR 521; 34 ALJR 310	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Aug 1960	AustLII	51
Lombardo v Morgan	[1957] VicRp 20; [1957] VR 153; [1957] ALR 429		Australia - Victoria	5 Sep 1956	AustLII	7
Masters v Cameron	[1954] HCA 72; (1954) 91 CLR 353; 91 ALR 353; (1954) 28 ALJR 438	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Nov 1954	AustLII	1371
Butts v O'Dwyer	[1952] HCA 74; (1952) 87 CLR 267; [1953] ALR 117	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Dec 1952	AustLII	136
Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd	[1950] HCA 35; (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] ALR 820	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Sep 1950	AustLII	1103
JC Williamson Ltd v Lukey	[1931] HCA 15; (1931) 45 CLR 282; [1931] ALR 157	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Apr 1931	AustLII	217
Boucaut Bay Co Ltd (In Liquidation) v The Commonwealth	[1927] HCA 59; (1927) 40 CLR 98; 33 ALR 415	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Oct 1927	AustLII	76
Butler v Fairclough	[1917] HCA 9; (1917) 23 CLR 78; 23 ALR 62	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Mar 1917	AustLII	260
Heppingstone v Stewart	[1910] HCA 59; (1910) 12 CLR 126	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Oct 1910	AustLII	17
Attorney General v Blake	[2000] UKHL 45; [2001] 1 AC 268; [2000] 4 All ER 385; [2000] 3 WLR 625; [2001] IRLR 36; [2001] Emp LR 329; [2000] EMLR 949; [2000] 2 All ER (Comm) 487	House of Lords	United Kingdom	27 Jul 2000	BAILII	248
Armitage v Nurse	[1997] EWCA Civ 1279; [1997] 2 All ER 705; [1997] 3 WLR 1046; (1997) 74 P & CR D13	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	19 Mar 1997	BAILII	41
Hillas & Co Ltd v Arcos Ltd	[1932] UKHL 2; [1932] All ER 494; (1932) 147 LT 503; (1932) 38 Com Cas 23; (1932) 43 Lloyds Rep 359	House of Lords	United Kingdom	5 Jul 1932	BAILII	475
Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v New Garage and Motor Co Ltd	[1914] UKHL 1; [1915] AC 79; [1914-15] All ER 739	House of Lords	United Kingdom	1 Jul 1914	BAILII	514
Falcke v Scottish Imperial Insurance Co	[1886] UKLawRpCh 230; (1886) 34 Ch D 234; 56 LJCh 707	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	1 Dec 1886	CommonLII	123
Edgington v Fitzmaurice	[1885] UKLawRpCh 83; (1885) 29 Ch D 459; 55 LJCh 650; 32 WR 849	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	7 Mar 1885	CommonLII	245
Finch v Underwood	[1876] UKLawRpCh 121; (1876) 2 Ch D 310	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	20 Mar 1876	CommonLII	48
Mark William Ridgway,-Appellant; Rev Henry James Wharton,-Respondent	[1857] EngR 713; 6 HLCas 238; 10 ER 1287; 3 De GM & GBy 689; 3 DM & G 677	House of Lords	United Kingdom	circa 1857	CommonLII	48
Stokes v Trumper	[1855] EngR 643; 69 ER 766; (1855) 2 K & J 232		United Kingdom	circa 1855	CommonLII	7
Ambrose v Kerrison	[1851] EngR 327; 138 ER 307; (1851) 10 CB 776		United Kingdom	circa 1851	CommonLII	9
Hinton v Dibbin	[1842] EngR 32; (1842) 2 QB 646; 114 ER 253; 2 Gal & Dav 361	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1842	CommonLII	8
Goodman v Harvey	[1836] EngR 640; 4 A & E 870; 111 ER 1011	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1836	CommonLII	21
Aiton Australia Pty Ltd v Transfield Pty Ltd	(1999) 153 FLR 256		Australia	circa 1999	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 3)	(1998) 195 CLR 1; (1998) 153 ALR 643; (1998) 27 ACSR 535; (1998) 79 IR 339; (1998) 16 ACLC 1041; (1998) 8 Leg Rep 2		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1998	Legal Online / Westlaw	665
Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd	(1995) 185 CLR 410		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1995	Legal Online / Westlaw	2517
Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson	(1993) 43 FCR 1	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	circa 1993	Legal Online / Westlaw	98
R v Birks	(1990) 48 A Crim R 385; (1990) 19 NSWLR 677		Australia	circa 1990	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Perri v Coolangatta Investments Pty Ltd	(1982) 149 CLR 547		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1982	Legal Online / Westlaw	2
(1977) 180 CLR 266	(1977) 180 CLR 266		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1977	Legal Online / Westlaw	1689
Ovenden v Palyaris Construction Pty Ltd	(1975) 11 SASR 65; 34 LGRA 80	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1975	Legal Online / Westlaw	15
Regalian Properties plc v London Docklands Development Corporation	[1995] 1 All ER 1005; [1995] 1 WLR 212; [1996] ANZ Conv R 29		United Kingdom	circa 1996	LexisNexis	23
Courtney and Fairbairn Ltd v Tolaini Brothers (Hotels) Ltd	[1975] 1 All ER 716; [1975] 1 WLR 297		United Kingdom	circa 1975	LexisNexis	69
Telemachus	[1957] 1 All ER 72; [1957] P 47		United Kingdom	circa 1957	LexisNexis	3
Way v Latilla	[1937] 3 All ER 759		United Kingdom	circa 1937	LexisNexis	98
Lloyd v Grace Smith & Co	[1912] AC 716; [1999] QCA 516	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	United Kingdom - Queensland	circa 1999	LexisNexis / Westlaw	299
Walford v Miles	[1992] 2 AC 128; [1992] 1 All ER 453; [1992] 2 WLR 174; [1992] ANZ Conv R 207		United Kingdom	circa 1992	LexisNexis / Westlaw	209
Bureau Wijsmuller NV v Owners of the Tojo Maru (No 2)	[1972] AC 242; [1971] 1 All ER 1110; [1971] 1 Lloyds Rep 341; [1971] 2 WLR 970		United Kingdom	circa 1972	LexisNexis / Westlaw	39
Aberfoyle Plantations Ltd v Cheng	[1960] AC 115; [1959] 3 All ER 910		United Kingdom	circa 1960	LexisNexis / Westlaw	70
Sorrell v Paget	[1950] 1 KB 22		United Kingdom	circa 1950	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Addis v Gramophone Co Ltd	[1909] AC 488		United Kingdom	circa 1909	LexisNexis / Westlaw	339
R v Miletic	[1997] 1 VR 593		Australia - Victoria	circa 1997	LexisNexis AU	149
Elizabeth Bay Developments Pty Ltd v Boral Building Services Pty Ltd	(1995) 36 NSWLR 709		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1995	LexisNexis AU	37
(1994) 123 ALR 643	(1994) 123 ALR 643		Australia	circa 1994	LexisNexis AU	1
Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Ltd v Minister for Public Works	(1992) 26 NSWLR 234		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	453
Hooper Bailie Associated Ltd v Natcon Group Pty Ltd	(1992) 28 NSWLR 194		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	71
Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Effem Foods Pty Ltd	(1992) 27 NSWLR 326; [1992] Aust Contract Reports 90-011		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	156
Jessica Holdings Pty Ltd v Anglican Property Trust Diocese of Sydney	(1992) 27 NSWLR 140; [1992] NSW Conv R 59,559		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	34
Coal Cliff Collieries Pty Ltd v Sijehama Pty Ltd	(1991) 24 NSWLR 1		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1991	LexisNexis AU	161
Kuper v Keywest Constructions Pty Ltd	(1990) 3 WAR 419; [1991] ANZ Conv R 115		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1990	LexisNexis AU	77
Biotechnology Australia Pty Ltd v Pace	(1988) 15 NSWLR 130; (1988) 26 IR 411		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1988	LexisNexis AU	152
Sabemo Pty Ltd v North Sydney Municipal Council	[1977] 2 NSWLR 880; (1977) 35 LGRA 291; 4 ACLR 676		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1977	LexisNexis AU	77
Bosca Land Pty Ltd's Caveat, Re	[1976] Qd R 119; (1976) 34 LGRA 437		Australia - Queensland	circa 1976	LexisNexis AU	17
"Good Faith in Private Law"	[1999] Current Legal Problems 1	Current Legal Problems	United Kingdom	circa 1999		4
Grill v General Iron Screw Collier Co	(1866) 35 LJCP 321	Court of Common Pleas	United Kingdom	circa 1866		5
Brennan J and Zadow v Scanlon	(1984) 2 MVR 42			circa 1984		1
"Agreements to negotiate in Good Faith"	(1996) 3 Commercial Dispute Resolution Journal 61	Commercial Dispute Resolution Journal	Australia	circa 1996		5
See: Gateway Realty Ltd v Arton Holdings Ltd	(1992) 112 NSR (2d) 180		Canada - Nova Scotia	circa 1992		3
Gateway Realty Ltd v Arton Holdings Ltd (No 3)	(1991) 106 NSR (2d) 180		Canada - Nova Scotia	circa 1991		7

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