Ozmen Entertainment Pty Ltd v Neptune Hospitality Pty Ltd (No 8) [2022] FCA 1091

Ozmen Entertainment Pty Ltd v Neptune Hospitality Pty Ltd (No 8) [2022] FCA 1091

The referee's report was adopted with the amendment excluding double counting of third party creditor payments, as neither party demonstrated error of principle or patent misapprehension warranting variation regarding damages, shared costs, capacity, or loss of chance. The parties' challenges failed, save that the referee erred in principle including $266,324.40 in damages for third party creditors, resulting in an adjustment.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 September 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil / Post Trial, Adoption of Referee's Report, Final Orders
Outcome
Referee's report adopted (with amendment); financial orders issued
Legal Topics
['repudiation' 'joint Venture' 'charterparty' 'damages Assessment' 'referee’s Report Adoption' 'mitigation' 'profit Guarantee' 'shared Costs']
['admiralty and Maritime' 'contract'] ['repudiation' 'joint Venture' 'charterparty' 'damages Assessment' 'referee’s Report Adoption' 'mitigation' 'profit Guarantee' 'shared Costs']

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Procedural Posture

Civil / Post Trial, Adoption of Referee's Report, Final Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the referee's report under s 54A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) should be adopted" 'Error of principle, absence or excess of jurisdiction or patent misapprehension of the evidence in the referee’s report' 'Assessment of damages for contract, trespass, conversion, and breach of joint venture agreement' 'Mitigation of damages' 'Valuation of loss of chance for minimum profit guarantee' 'Shared costs and consent under the JVA' 'Entitlement to value of Seadeck brand']

Ratio Decidendi

The referee's report was adopted with the amendment excluding double counting of third party creditor payments, as neither party demonstrated error of principle or patent misapprehension warranting variation regarding damages, shared costs, capacity, or loss of chance. The parties' challenges failed, save that the referee erred in principle including $266,324.40 in damages for third party creditors, resulting in an adjustment.

Court Disposition

Referee's report adopted (with amendment); financial orders issued

Orders

  • ["The referee's report dated 13 May 2022 is adopted, subject to deletion of credit for Receivers' payments to third party creditors ($266,324.40)." 'The second applicant must pay the respondent $1,241,073.80 (inclusive of prejudgment interest).' "The parties are to bring in draft orders to give effect to the Court's...