Yaem Pty Ltd as trustee for R & R Discretionary Trust v MMP Industrial Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1080

Yaem Pty Ltd as trustee for R & R Discretionary Trust v MMP Industrial Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1080

There is insufficient agreement on the relevant facts to permit separate determination of the questions proposed; factual disputes, particularly as to whether Mr Stewart remained engaged and actively working, must be resolved at trial and not by way of separate question.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 September 2023
Procedural Posture
Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion / Application for Separate Question on Interlocutory Basis
Outcome
Notice of Motion dismissed with costs
Legal Topics
['application for Separate Question' 'construction of Contract' 'prevention Principle' 'deferred Payment in Business Sale' 'disputed Facts']

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Procedural Posture

Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion / Application for Separate Question on Interlocutory Basis

  1. 1 ['Whether 6 April 2023 is the date on which the Deferred Payment was payable under the Business Sale Agreement' 'Whether defendants are obliged to execute payment direction where breach of warranty claims are undetermined']

Ratio Decidendi

There is insufficient agreement on the relevant facts to permit separate determination of the questions proposed; factual disputes, particularly as to whether Mr Stewart remained engaged and actively working, must be resolved at trial and not by way of separate question.

Court Disposition

Notice of Motion dismissed with costs

Orders

  • ["Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion dismissed with costs"]