Sanpoint Pty Ltd v V8 Supercars Holding Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 5
Clause 10.1(b) required disclosure to potential bidders of a firm offer relating to the market situation; failure to disclose such an offer constituted breach. However, Sanpoint failed to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the breach caused actual loss or that any different conduct would have resulted in a substantial bid or higher price; appeal dismissed.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 07 February 2019
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed with costs.
- Legal Topics
- ['construction of Contract' 'breach of Contract' 'contractual Disclosure Requirements' 'loss of Commercial Opportunity' "directors' Disclosure Obligations" 'damages']
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Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether cl 10.1(b) of the Racing Entitlement Contract required disclosure of potential restructure negotiations to bidders' 'Whether failure to disclose constituted breach of contract' 'Whether timing of tender process breached the contract' 'Whether any loss claimed was causally connected to breach']
Ratio Decidendi
Clause 10.1(b) required disclosure to potential bidders of a firm offer relating to the market situation; failure to disclose such an offer constituted breach. However, Sanpoint failed to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that the breach caused actual loss or that any different conduct would have resulted in a substantial bid or higher price; appeal dismissed.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Orders
- ['Appeal dismissed with costs.']
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