Ahmed v Phase Projects Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATAP 92

Ahmed v Phase Projects Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCATAP 92

The Tribunal erred in law by not construing the Preliminary Agreement and not determining the Respondent's contractual obligations. The Preliminary Agreement imposed an entire and indivisible obligation on the Respondent to deliver all documents and services listed. The Respondent failed to perform all obligations required under the contract and repudiated the agreement by its email of 21 February 2023. As a result, the appeal is upheld. The matter is remitted for rehearing limited to the issue of what orders, if any, the Appellant should receive based on the Respondent's breach of the Preliminary Agreement.

Parties
Appellant: Farah Ahmed; Respondent: Phase Projects Pty Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
28 May 2024
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Appeal Decision
Outcome
Appeal upheld.
Legal Topics
Appeals, Consumer Claim, Breach of Contract, Interpretation of Contract, Constructive Failure to Exercise Jurisdiction
Contract Law Consumer Law Appeals Consumer Claim Breach of Contract Interpretation of Contract Constructive Failure to Exercise Jurisdiction

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Parties

Farah Ahmed

Appellant

Phase Projects Pty Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Appeal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Tribunal constructively failed to exercise its jurisdiction by not interpreting the Preliminary Agreement and not determining the Respondent's obligations under the agreement.
  2. 2 Whether the Respondent breached its obligations under the Preliminary Agreement and the consequences of such breach.

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal erred in law by not construing the Preliminary Agreement and not determining the Respondent's contractual obligations. The Preliminary Agreement imposed an entire and indivisible obligation on the Respondent to deliver all documents and services listed. The Respondent failed to perform all obligations required under the contract and repudiated the agreement by its email of 21 February 2023. As a result, the appeal is upheld. The matter is remitted for rehearing limited to the issue of what orders, if any, the Appellant should receive based on the Respondent's breach of the Preliminary Agreement.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld.

Orders

  • Appeal upheld.
  • Order 3 made at first instance is set aside.