Chapmans Ltd v Australian Stock Exchange [1995] FCA 472

Chapmans Ltd v Australian Stock Exchange [1995] FCA 472

The contract between the applicant and respondent consisted of (1) the original application and associated documentation dated 15 April 1950, (2) forms of application for official quotation of additional securities executed in 1980, 1981, and 1982, and (3) the respondent's Listing Requirements or Listing Rules from...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
26 June 1995
Procedural Posture
Corporations Contractual Dispute Regarding Stock Exchange Listing / Determination of Preliminary Questions
Outcome
Question reserved answered; contract documents identified as specified classes of documents, excluding the Articles of Association.
Legal Topics
['stock Exchange Listing Agreements' 'incorporation of Contractual Terms' 'construction of Contracts']
['corporations Law' 'contract Law'] ['stock Exchange Listing Agreements' 'incorporation of Contractual Terms' 'construction of Contracts']

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Procedural Posture

Corporations Contractual Dispute Regarding Stock Exchange Listing / Determination of Preliminary Questions

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether there was a contract between the parties as alleged in their pleadings' 'What documents constituted the contract between the parties' "Whether the respondent's Articles of Association formed part of the contract"]

Ratio Decidendi

The contract between the applicant and respondent consisted of (1) the original application and associated documentation dated 15 April 1950, (2) forms of application for official quotation of additional securities executed in 1980, 1981, and 1982, and (3) the respondent's Listing Requirements or Listing Rules from time to time; but did not include the respondent's Articles of Association.

Court Disposition

Question reserved answered; contract documents identified as specified classes of documents, excluding the Articles of Association.

Orders

  • ["The contract documents consisted of: (1) The original application to the Sydney Stock Exchange signed by the applicant dated 15 April 1950 and the associated documentation; (2) The forms of application for official quotation of additional securities executed by the applicant in 1980, 1981, and 1982; (3) The...