Expert Group International Pty Ltd v TransAction Solutions Limited [2023] NSWSC 543
Disputes regarding calculation of the Additional Payment under the SSA, including both Earn-Out Accounts and Annualised Agreed Profit, are to be resolved by expert determination. The Court's jurisdiction is implicitly excluded by the agreement between parties, and accordingly, the proceeding is permanently stayed.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 23 May 2023
- Procedural Posture
- Equity Commercial List / Application for Permanent Stay of Proceedings
- Outcome
- Proceeding permanently stayed
- Legal Topics
- ['stay of Proceedings' 'expert Determination' 'share Sale Agreement' 'contract Interpretation']
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Procedural Posture
Equity Commercial List / Application for Permanent Stay of Proceedings
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the dispute concerning calculation of Additional Payment falls within the scope of expert determination under the SSA' 'Whether court proceedings are precluded for matters agreed to be resolved by expert determination']
Ratio Decidendi
Disputes regarding calculation of the Additional Payment under the SSA, including both Earn-Out Accounts and Annualised Agreed Profit, are to be resolved by expert determination. The Court's jurisdiction is implicitly excluded by the agreement between parties, and accordingly, the proceeding is permanently stayed.
Court Disposition
Proceeding permanently stayed
Orders
- ['Pursuant to s 67 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) this proceeding be permanently stayed' "Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the notice of motion filed on 27 April 2022"]
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