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CITATION: Abigroup Limited v Sandtara Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 45

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40209/01

HEARING DATE(S): 14 February 2002

JUDGMENT DATE:
1 March 2002

PARTIES :

Abigroup Limited (Appellant) v Sandtara Pty Limited (Respondent)

JUDGMENT OF: Stein JA at 1; Giles JA at 26; Young CJ in Eq at 31

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court

LOWER COURT
FILE NUMBER(S) : DC 6477/1998

LOWER COURT
JUDICIAL OFFICER : Patten DCJ

COUNSEL: J N West QC/A J Ogborne (Appellant)
M L D Einfeld QC/F P Donohoe (Respondent)

SOLICITORS: Clayton Utz (Appellant)
Verekers (Respondent)

CATCHWORDS: COMMERCIAL LEASE - contract of guarantee - tenant went into liquidation - action by landlord against guarantor - orders for costs made - whether respondent entitled to recover costs pursuant to contractual indemnity provision - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 76 - Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 52 r 8 - res judicata - anshun estoppel - abuse of process - construction of the terms of contract - cross-appeal - interest on costs - D

LEGISLATION CITED: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 76
Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 52 r 8
District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 83A

CASES CITED:
AGC (Advances) Ltd v West (1984) 5 NSWLR 301
Barnett v Eccles Corporation [1900] 2 QB 423
Born v Turner [1900] 2 Ch 211
Drinkwater v Caddyrack Pty Ltd (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 25 September 1999)
Elders Executors and Trustees & Executor Co Ltd v Eagle Star Nominees Ltd (1986) 4 BPR 9205
Gomba Holdings Ltd v Minories Finance [1993] Ch 171
GPI Leisure Corp Ltd v Yuill (Unreported, 6 August 1997)
Great Western Railway Co v Fisher [1905] 1 Ch 316
Hotham v The East India Company (1787) 1 Term Rep 638; 99 ER 1295
In Re Shanahan (1941) 58 WN (NSW) 132
Jones v Barkley (1781) 2 Dougl 684; 99 ER 434
Kyrwood v Drinkwater [2000] NSWCA 126
Leda Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 444
Mackay v Dick (1991) 6 App Cas 251
Maher v Network Finance Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 694
Mahoney v Lindsay (1980) 55 ALJR 118
Mansfield v Robinson [1928] 2 KB 353
Peter Turnbull & Co Pty Ltd v Mundus Trading Co (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1954) 90 CLR 235
Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589
Re Elders Trustee and Executor Co Ltd and EG Reeves Pty Ltd (Unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Gummow J, 12 March 1988)
Sandtara Pty Ltd v Abigroup Limited (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Brownie J, 4 September 1992)
Shercliff v Engadine Acceptance Corp Pty Ltd (No 2) (1982) 3 BPR 9207
The Ikarian Reefer (No 2) [1999] 2 LI Rep 621
The Mildenhall Bell Case (1469) YB 9 Ed iV (Easter Term 4A)

DECISION: Appeal and Cross-Appeal dismissed with costs

CA 40209/01
DC 6477/98

STEIN JA
GILES JA
YOUNG CJ in EQ

Friday, 1 March 2002

ABIGROUP LIMITED v SANDTARA PTY LIMITED

The respondent (Sandtara) was the lessor to…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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AGLC: Abigroup Ltd v Sandtara Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 45
Case: [2002] NSWCA 45
Decision Date: 1 March 2002

CaseChat Overview and Summary

Abigroup Ltd (the appellant) and Sandtara Pty Ltd (the respondent) were involved in a dispute arising from a commercial lease and a related contract of guarantee. The tenant under the lease had gone into liquidation, leading the landlord (presumably Abigroup) to pursue the guarantor (presumably Sandtara) for outstanding amounts. The Supreme Court of New South Wales had made orders for costs, and the central issue on appeal concerned whether the respondent was entitled to recover those costs pursuant to a contractual indemnity provision.

The court was required to determine several legal issues. These included the proper construction of the terms of the contract of guarantee, particularly the indemnity provision relating to costs. The court also had to consider whether principles of *res judicata* or *Anshun* estoppel applied to prevent the respondent from relying on the indemnity provision, and whether the respondent's claim constituted an abuse of process. The appeal also involved a cross-appeal, and the court needed to determine issues relating to interest on costs.

The court's reasoning focused on the interpretation of the indemnity clause within the contract of guarantee. It was held that the clause was sufficiently broad to encompass the costs incurred by the respondent in the proceedings. The court found that the respondent was entitled to recover its costs pursuant to this contractual indemnity. Furthermore, the court determined that neither *res judicata* nor *Anshun* estoppel operated to bar the respondent's claim, nor was the claim an abuse of process. The appeal and cross-appeal were dismissed.

Orders

Orders of the court

Appeal and Cross-Appeal dismissed with costs

Background

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Evidence

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Citations

AGLC Citation

Abigroup Ltd v Sandtara Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 45

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Mahoney v Lindsay
[1980] 1 WLR 1229

…a Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 444 Mackay v Dick (1991) 6 App Cas 251 Maher v Network Finance Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 694 Mahoney v Lindsay (1980) 55 ALJR 118 Mansfield v Robinson [1928] 2 KB 353 Peter Turnbull & Co Pty Ltd v Mundus Trading Co (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1954) 90 CLR 235 Port of Melbourne Author…
Mackay v Dick
(1991) 6 App Cas 251

…ones v Barkley (1781) 2 Dougl 684; 99 ER 434 Kyrwood v Drinkwater [2000] NSWCA 126 Leda Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 444 Mackay v Dick (1991) 6 App Cas 251 Maher v Network Finance Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 694 Mahoney v Lindsay (1980) 55 ALJR 118 Mansfield v Robinson [1928] 2 KB 353 Peter Turnbull & Co Pty Ltd…
[1928] 2 KB 353
[1928] 2 KB 353

…] FCA 444 Mackay v Dick (1991) 6 App Cas 251 Maher v Network Finance Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 694 Mahoney v Lindsay (1980) 55 ALJR 118 Mansfield v Robinson [1928] 2 KB 353 Peter Turnbull & Co Pty Ltd v Mundus Trading Co (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1954) 90 CLR 235 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 5…

Legislation cited in this decision · 2

Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW)
76 2 mentions
District Court Act 1973 (NSW)
83A 1 mention

CITATION:	Abigroup Limited v Sandtara Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 45
FILE NUMBER(S):	CA 40209/01
HEARING DATE(S):	14 February 2002
JUDGMENT DATE:	1 March 2002
PARTIES :	Abigroup Limited (Appellant) v Sandtara Pty Limited (Respondent)
JUDGMENT OF:	Stein JA at 1; Giles JA at 26; Young CJ in Eq at 31

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :	District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) :	DC 6477/1998
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER :	Patten DCJ

COUNSEL:	J N West QC/A J Ogborne (Appellant) M L D Einfeld QC/F P Donohoe (Respondent)
SOLICITORS:	Clayton Utz (Appellant) Verekers (Respondent)
CATCHWORDS:	COMMERCIAL LEASE - contract of guarantee - tenant went into liquidation - action by landlord against guarantor - orders for costs made - whether respondent entitled to recover costs pursuant to contractual indemnity provision - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 76 - Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 52 r 8 - res judicata - anshun estoppel - abuse of process - construction of the terms of contract - cross-appeal - interest on costs - D
LEGISLATION CITED:	Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 76 Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 52 r 8 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 83A
CASES CITED:	AGC (Advances) Ltd v West (1984) 5 NSWLR 301 Barnett v Eccles Corporation [1900] 2 QB 423 Born v Turner [1900] 2 Ch 211 Drinkwater v Caddyrack Pty Ltd (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 25 September 1999) Elders Executors and Trustees & Executor Co Ltd v Eagle Star Nominees Ltd (1986) 4 BPR 9205 Gomba Holdings Ltd v Minories Finance [1993] Ch 171 GPI Leisure Corp Ltd v Yuill (Unreported, 6 August 1997) Great Western Railway Co v Fisher [1905] 1 Ch 316 Hotham v The East India Company (1787) 1 Term Rep 638; 99 ER 1295 In Re Shanahan (1941) 58 WN (NSW) 132 Jones v Barkley (1781) 2 Dougl 684; 99 ER 434 Kyrwood v Drinkwater [2000] NSWCA 126 Leda Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 444 Mackay v Dick (1991) 6 App Cas 251 Maher v Network Finance Ltd (1986) 4 NSWLR 694 Mahoney v Lindsay (1980) 55 ALJR 118 Mansfield v Robinson [1928] 2 KB 353 Peter Turnbull & Co Pty Ltd v Mundus Trading Co (Australasia) Pty Ltd (1954) 90 CLR 235 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Re Elders Trustee and Executor Co Ltd and EG Reeves Pty Ltd (Unreported, Federal Court of Australia, Gummow J, 12 March 1988) Sandtara Pty Ltd v Abigroup Limited (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Brownie J, 4 September 1992) Shercliff v Engadine Acceptance Corp Pty Ltd (No 2) (1982) 3 BPR 9207 The Ikarian Reefer (No 2) [1999] 2 LI Rep 621 The Mildenhall Bell Case (1469) YB 9 Ed iV (Easter Term 4A)
DECISION:	Appeal and Cross-Appeal dismissed with costs