Van Der Sluice v Display Craft Pty Ltd

In *Van Der Sluice v Display Craft Pty Ltd*, the Supreme Court of New South Wales was asked to determine whether a company, Display Craft Pty Ltd, was liable for damages arising from a breach of contract. The plaintiff, Van Der Sluice, alleged that Display Craft had failed to fulfil its contractual obligations, leading to financial losses.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether Display Craft had indeed breached the contract and, if so, what the appropriate measure of damages should be. The Court had to consider the terms of the agreement between the parties and the conduct of Display Craft in relation to those terms.

The Court found that Display Craft had breached the contract by failing to deliver goods as stipulated. Applying principles of contract law, the Court determined that the measure of damages should compensate the plaintiff for the loss suffered as a direct result of the breach. This involved assessing the difference between the value of the contract as performed and the value as it would have been if performed correctly. The Court ordered Display Craft to pay damages to Van Der Sluice.