Expert Group International Pty Ltd v TransAction Solutions Limited [2023] NSWSC 543

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

  1. 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"]