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USEFUL LINKS
 
Note on the Useful Links page:
For prescribed cases and legislation please refer to the current Subject Guide. Content on the Useful Links page is provided for additional and sometimes historical research and comparison.

 

CASES
 
  • Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1992) 176 CLR 344
  • Codelfa Construction v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337
  • Con-Stan Industries of Australia v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Australia) (1986) 160 CLR 226
  • Co-operative Insurance Society v Argyll Stores (Holdings) Ltd [1998] AC 1
  • Coulls v Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co (1967) 119 CLR 460
  • McRae v Commonwealth Disposals Commission (1951) 84 CLR 377
  • Taylor v Johnson (1983) 151 CLR 422
  • Trident General Insurance Co v McNiece Bros (1988) 165 CLR 107
  • Waltons Stores (Interstate) v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387
  • Yango Pastoral Co v First Chicago Australia (1978) 139 CLR 410
LEGAL DATABASE, RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY SITES
 
COLIN - Contract Legal Information Network at ANU. Well-structured and concise Contracts notes - Current to 2000.
Links to Restitution and Unjust Enrichment materials - Compiled by Steve Hedley, Cambridge University
ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
 

Agreements: What is a Contract? - NSW Law Society plain english guide

 
LEGISLATION
 

Bills of Exchange Act 1909 (Cth)
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (UK)
Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW)
Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW)
Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW)
Frustrated Contracts Act 1978 (NSW)
Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth)
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965 (NSW)
Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 (NSW)
Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942 (NSW)
Property Law Act 1969 (WA)
Property Law Act 1974 (Qld)
Restraints of Trade Act 1976 (NSW)
Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW)
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

CASES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
 

Formation of a contract

Australian Woollen Mills v The Commonwealth (1954) 92 CLR 424
Booker Industries v Wilson Parking (Qld) (1982) 149 CLR 600
Brambles Holdings v Bathurst City Council (2000-2001) 53 NSWLR 153; [2001] NSWCA 61
Conlan v Registrar of Titles (2001) 24 WAR 299; [2001] WASC 201
Coulls v Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co (1967) 119 CLR 460
Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc (2002) 187 ALR 92; [2002] HCA 8
George v Roach (1942) 67 CLR 253
Hall v Busst (1960) 104 CLR 206
Mobil Oil v Lyndell Nominees (1998) 153 ALR 198
Placer Development v The Commonwealth (1969) 121 CLR 353
R v Clarke (1927) 40 CLR 227
Tallerman and Co v Nathan's Merchandise (Vic) (1957) 98 CLR 93
The Commonwealth v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394
Waltons Stores (Interstate) v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387
Whitlock v Brew (1968) 118 CLR 445

Privity of contract

Coulls v Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co (1967) 119 CLR 460
Pavey and Mathews v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221
Trident General Insurance Co v McNiece Bros (1988) 165 CLR 107
Waltons Stores (Interstate) v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387
Wilson v Darling Island Stevedoring and Lighterage Co (1956) 95 CLR 43
Winterton Constructions v Hambros Australia (1991) 101 ALR 363

Terms of a contract

B P Refinery (Westernport) v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266
Byrne v Australian Airlines (1995) 185 CLR 410
Codelfa Construction v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337
Con-Stan Industries of Australia v Norwich Winterthur Insurance (Australia) (1986) 160 CLR 226
Darlington Futures v Delco Australia (1986) 161 CLR 500
Hospital Products v United States Surgical Co (1984) 156 CLR 41
Hoyt's v Spencer (1919) 27 CLR 133
J J Savage and Sons v Blakney (1970) 119 CLR 435
Sydney City Council v West (1965) 114 CLR 481
Thomas National Transport (Melbourne) v May and Baker (Australia) (1966) 115 CLR 353
Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 75

Remedies

A M E V - U D C v Austin (1986) 162 CLR 170
Astley v Austrust Ltd (1999) 73 ALJR 403; [1999] HCA 6
Atlas Tiles v Briers (1978) 144 CLR 202
Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1992) 176 CLR 344
Burns v M A N Automotive (Aust) (1986) 161 CLR 653
Co-operative Insurance Society v Argyll Stores (Holdings) Ltd [1998] AC 1
Coulls v Bagot's Executor and Trustee Co (1967) 119 CLR 460
Cullen v Trappell (1980) 146 CLR 1
Dougan v Ley (1946) 71 CLR 142
Dowsett v Reid (1912) 15 CLR 695
Esanda Finance Corp v Plessnig (1989) 166 CLR 131
Farley v Skinner [2001] 3 WLR 899; [2001] UKHL 49
Gall v Mitchell (1924) 35 CLR 222
Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539
Her Majesty's Attorney General v Blake [2001] 1 AC 1
Hospitality Group Pty Ltd v Australian Rugby Union Ltd [2001] FCA 1040
Hungerfords v Walker (1989) 171 CLR 125
J C Williamson v Lukey and Mulholland (1931) 45 CLR 287
Johnson v Perez (1988) 166 CLR 351
Lamshed v Lamshed (1963) 109 CLR 440
Malik v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [1997] 3 All ER 1
McRae v Commonwealth Disposals Commission (1951) 84 CLR 377
Mehmet v Benson (1965) 113 CLR 295
Pavey and Mathews v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221
Pianta v National Finance and Trustees (1964) 180 CLR 146
Semelhago v Paramadevan [1996] 2 SCR 415 (Sup Ct of Canada)
Sunbird Plaza v Maloney (1988) 166 CLR 245
The Commonwealth v Amann Aviation (1991) 174 CLR 64
Turner v Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation (1984) 55 ALR 635
Turner v Bladin (1951) 82 CLR 463
Whitehouse Hotels v Lido Savoy (1974) 131 CLR 333

Vitiating factors

Alati v Kruger (1955) 95 CLR 216
Brown v Smitt (1924) 34 CLR 160
Civil Service Co-Operative Society of Victoria v Blyth (1914) 17 CLR 601
Concrete Constructions (NSW) v Nelson (1990) 169 CLR 594
David Securities P/L v Commonwealth (1992) 175 CLR 353
Demagogue P/L v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31
Demagogue v Ramensky (1992) 110 ALR 608
Gates v C M L Assurance Society (1986) 160 CLR 1
Goldsborough Mort and Co v Quinn (1910) 10 CLR 674
Gould v Vaggelas (1984) 157 CLR 215
Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris (International) Ltd [2002] 4 All ER 689
Henjo Investments v Collins Marrickville (1988) 79 ALR 83
Henville v Walker [2001] HCA 52
Holmes v Jones (1907) 4 CLR 1692
Khoury v GIO (1984) 165 CLR 622
Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties (1995) 69 ALJR 629
L Shaddock and Associates v Parramatta City Council (1981) 150 CLR 255
Marks v GIO Australia Ltd (1998) 73 ALJR 12; [1998] HCA 69
McRae v Commonwealth Disposals Commission (1951) 84 CLR 377
Petelin v Cullen (1975) 132 CLR 355
Sargent v ASL (1974) 131 CLR 634
Taylor v Johnson (1983) 151 CLR 422
Wardley Australia v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514

Discharge

Ankar v National Westminster Finance (Australia) (1987) 162 CLR 549
Associated Newspapers v Bancks (1951) 83 CLR 322
Automatic Fire Sprinklers v Watson (1946) 72 CLR 435
Codelfa Construction v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337
Foran v Wight (1989) 168 CLR 385
McDermott v Black (1940) 63 CLR 161
McDonald v Dennys Lascelles (1933) 48 CLR 457
Shevill v Builders Licensing Board (1982) 149 CLR 620
Tallerman and Co v Nathan's Merchandise (Victoria) (1957) 98 CLR 93
Tramways Advertising v Luna Park (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 632; (1938) 61 CLR 286

Illegal and void contracts

Amoco Australia v Rocca Bros Motor Engineering Co (1973) 133 CLR 288
Geraghty v Minter (1979) 142 CLR 177
Industrial Rollformers Pty Ltd v Ingersoll-Rand (Australia) Ltd [2001] NSWCA 111
Linder v Murdock's Garage (1950) 83 CLR 628
Maggbury P/L v Hafele Australia P/L (2001) 76 ALJR 246
Queensland Co-operative Milling Association v Pamag Pty Ltd (1973) 133 CLR 260
Thomas Brown and Sons v Fazal Dean (1962) 108 CLR 391
Yango Pastoral Co v First Chicago Australia (1978) 139 CLR 410

 

 

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