Wright Prospecting Pty Limited v. Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited & Anor
Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v. Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd & Anor
Case information
Lower Court Judgment
9/12/2014 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Appeal) (Macfarlan, Meagher & Barrett JJA)
Catchwords
Contracts – General contractual principles – Construction and interpretation of contracts – Where appellant and respondents entered into written agreements which allowed for rights to particular reserves to be divided – Whether Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited was required to pay royalties that were payable on mining activities undertaken in the Channar region - Whether a strict and narrow construction of language in a commercial agreement can account for the purposes or objects of the agreement.
Documents
15/05/2015 Hearing (SLA, Sydney)
28/05/2015 Notice of appeal - Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd
29/05/2015 Notice of appeal - Wright Prospecting Pty Limited
19/06/2015 Written submissions - Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd (Appellant)
19/06/2015 Chronology - Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd (Appellant)
19/06/2015 Written submissions - Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (Appellant)
19/06/2015 Chronology - Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (Appellant)
19/06/2015 Written submissions - Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (Second Respondent)
10/07/2015 Written submissions - Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd (First Respondent)
10/07/2015 Written submissions - Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (First Respondent)
10/07/2015 Written submissions - Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd (Second Respondent)
17/07/2015 Written submissions (Perron Iron Ore Pty Ltd seeking leave to intervene)
24/07/2015 Reply - Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (Appellant)
24/07/2015 Reply - Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (Second Respondent)
24/07/2015 Reply - Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd (Appellant)
12/08/2015 Hearing (Full Court, Perth)
13/08/2015 Hearing (Full Court, Perth)
14/10/2015 Judgment (Judgment summary)