Charben Haulage Pty Ltd v Environmental & Earth Sciences Pty Ltd

WILCOX J Paras (ii)       UST removal (iii)      EES’ validation of Lot T: Report 19844B area is now suitable for any landuse (iv)      The applicant (v)       The Lot T contract (vi)      The Lot U contract (vii)     Validation work on Lot U (viii)     The Geotechnique report of March 1999 (ix)      Charben’s development application (x)       EES’ validation of Lot U: Report 19844C this site is suitable for residential landuse in accordance with the relevant guidelines (xi)      Council’s intervention (xii)     The appointment of HLA (xiii)     HLA’s draft site audit report (xiv)     Geotechnique’s draft RAP (xv)     Site activities: August 2000 – February 2001 (xvi)     The appointment of SKM (xvii)    Construction work: May 2001 – August 2001 (xviii)   Work stopped: August 2001 – March 2002 (xviii)   Work completed: April 2002 – August 2002 The applicant’s case The representations allegedly made by EES and Caltex (ii)       The Site had been validated in accordance with the Guidelines (iii)      Significant vertical migration was unlikely (iv)     No down gradient impact (v)       Suitability for new use Diminution in building value (ii)       Quantum Additional capital costs Loss of rental income Total damages Caltex’s cross-claims (ii)       The cross-claim against Charben (iii)      The cross-claim against EES EES’ cross-claim against Caltex Disposition