Apple and Pear Australia Ltd v Pink Lady America LLC 55

[2016] VSCA 280; (2016) 343 ALR 112

Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal

Australia - Victoria

23rd November, 2016

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EMR Capital Investment (No 6B) Pte Ltd v Carl Hallion	[2024] VSC 805	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 2024	AustLII	2
Lighthouse Corporation (Capital) Pty Ltd v One76 Pty Ltd	[2024] VSC 623	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	9 Oct 2024	AustLII
Daniel Woodhouse Hayden White and Kathryn Warwick as administrators of Savannah Nickel Mines Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) (Acn 103 729 282) v Barminco Ltd (Acn 109 439 894)	[2024] WASC 354	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	27 Sep 2024	AustLII
World Touring Melbourne v Australian Grand Prix Corporation	[2024] VSC 521	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Aug 2024	AustLII	1
Selak v National Tiles Co Pty Ltd (No 4)	[2024] VSC 438	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 Jul 2024	AustLII	2
Re Renex Founder Hold Co Pty Ltd	[2024] VSC 244	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	17 May 2024	AustLII	4
GTW Investments (Aust) Pty Ltd v Pacreef Investments Pty Ltd	[2023] VSCA 291	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	7 Dec 2023	AustLII	1
Tambakeras v UniSuper Ltd	[2022] NSWSC 1162	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	30 Aug 2022	AustLII	1
Rossi Recycling Pty Ltd v Buckland Valley Pty Ltd	[2022] VSC 467	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 Aug 2022	AustLII	9
Malone v La Playa Nominees Pty Ltd	[2022] VSC 83	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	25 Feb 2022	AustLII	3
Pacreef Investments Pty Ltd v Pacific Biotechnologies Ltd	[2022] VSC 56; (2022) 65 VR 405	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	17 Feb 2022	AustLII	4
Cardaci v Filippo Primo Cardaci (as executor(s) of estate of Marco Antonio Cardaci [No 5])	[2021] WASC 331	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	23 Dec 2021	AustLII	15
ATG Lanka (PVT) Ltd v Safety Mate Pty Ltd	[2021] VSC 820	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	10 Dec 2021	AustLII	3
SAS (Vic) Pty Ltd v Urban Ecological Systems Ltd	[2021] VSCA 335	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	3 Dec 2021	AustLII	4
Porter	[2021] VSC 572	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	13 Sep 2021	AustLII	8
Bi v Wu	[2021] VSC 447	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 Aug 2021	AustLII	2
Definity Clinic v AMD Rifat	[2021] VSC 325	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	7 Jun 2021	AustLII	1
Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd v Bega Cheese Ltd	[2021] VSC 75; (2021) 159 IPR 494	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	25 Feb 2021	AustLII	9
SAS (Vic) PTY LTD v Urban Ecological Systems Ltd	[2021] VCC 31	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 Jan 2021	AustLII	1
Re Melbournehomes com Pty Ltd (in liq)	[2020] VSC 854; (2020) 356 FLR 390	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Dec 2020	AustLII	7
CPSU v UniSuper Ltd	[2020] VSC 825; (2020) 64 VR 108	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	8 Dec 2020	AustLII	1
Secretary to the Department of Transport v Provan ’ s Timber Pty Ltd	[2020] VSCA 210	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	21 Aug 2020	AustLII	4
Defteros v Google LLC	[2020] VSC 219	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Apr 2020	AustLII	8
Rebecca Jane Walker v Dynamic Technology Solutions Pty Ltd	[2020] VCC 426	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Apr 2020	AustLII
Cargill Australia Ltd v Viterra Malt Pty Ltd (No 25)	[2020] VSC 172	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	16 Apr 2020	AustLII	8
Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Ingham (The 180 Brisbane Construction Case)	[2019] FCA 1052	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Jul 2019	AustLII	2
Lui v Guan; Sun Link Group Pty Ltd v Lui	[2019] NSWSC 803	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 Jun 2019	AustLII	7
Aurizon Network Pty Ltd v Glencore Coal Queensland Pty Ltd	[2019] QSC 163; (2019) 1 Qd R 392	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	27 Jun 2019	AustLII	18
PCCEF Pty Ltd v Geelong Football Club Ltd	[2019] VSCA 144	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	26 Jun 2019	AustLII	17
Perpetual Ltd v Myer Pty Ltd	[2019] VSCA 98	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	7 May 2019	AustLII	25
Francis Gregory Hannigan v Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd	[2019] NSWSC 321	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Mar 2019	AustLII	11
Coast Corporation Pacific Pty Ltd v Stockland Development Pty Ltd	[2018] QSC 305	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	17 Dec 2018	AustLII	6
Steve Spralja v David Bullard	[2018] VCC 437	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 Sep 2018	AustLII	3
Mansfield Corporation Pty Ltd v Chengcheng (Aust) Enterprise Melbourne Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWDC 12	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	7 Feb 2018	AustLII	3
Loustas v Sier	[2018] VSC 13	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	31 Jan 2018	AustLII	1
Perpetual Ltd v Myer Pty Ltd	[2018] VSC 2	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 Jan 2018	AustLII	13
A & A Property Developers Pty Ltd v MCCA Asset Management Ltd	[2017] VSCA 365	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	12 Dec 2017	AustLII	1
Slea Pty Ltd v Connective Services Pty Ltd	[2017] VSC 609	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 Nov 2017	AustLII	18
Sondoananh Trading Co Pty Ltd v Couriers Please Pty Ltd	[2017] VCC 1644	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 Nov 2017	AustLII
Pomeroy Pacific Pty Ltd v Melstone Wellington Pty Ltd	[2017] VCC 1699	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	20 Nov 2017	AustLII
Taranto v Lopes & Lopes	[2017] VCC 1613	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	9 Nov 2017	AustLII	3
F Ferguson Wool Pty Ltd v Mayback Pty Ltd	[2017] VCC 1562	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	1 Nov 2017	AustLII
King Tide Co Pty Ltd v Arawak Holdings Pty Ltd	[2017] QCA 251	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	27 Oct 2017	AustLII	17
Metricon Homes Pty Ltd v Carbone	[2017] NSWDC 256	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Sep 2017	AustLII	2
JJ Armstrong Pty Ltd v Hope St Student Accommodation Pty Ltd	[2017] VCC 1247	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	6 Sep 2017	AustLII	4
FSS Trustee Corporation v Eastaugh	[2017] VSCA 218	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	29 Aug 2017	AustLII	6
Southern Cross Computer Systems Pty Ltd v Palmer (No 2)	[2017] VSC 460	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	14 Aug 2017	AustLII	5
Loanright Pty Ltd v Schollick	[2017] QDC 178	District Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	23 Jun 2017	AustLII
Bodycorp Repairers Pty Ltd v Oakley Thompson & Co Pty Ltd	[2017] VSCA 23	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	22 Feb 2017	AustLII	6
Lo v Russell (No 2)	[2017] VSCA 14	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	14 Feb 2017	AustLII	2
Ying Mui Pty Ltd v Hoh (No 3)	[2017] VSC 29; (2017) 349 ALR 296; (2017) 119 ACSR 577	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	8 Feb 2017	AustLII	22
Apple and Pear Australia Ltd v Pink Lady America LLC (No 2)	[2017] VSCA 10	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	8 Feb 2017	AustLII	3
Zhang v ROC Services (NSW) Pty Ltd	[2016] NSWCA 370; (2016) 93 NSWLR 561	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	22 Dec 2016	AustLII	47

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Accuracy, Utility and Gateways: Justifications(?) for Controlling the Use of Surrounding Circumstances in Contractual Interpretation"	(2021) 43 Sydney Law Review 547	Tiverios, N A	Australia	circa 2021	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
DPP (Cth) v Thomas	[2016] VSCA 237; (2016) 53 VR 546; (2016) 315 FLR 31; (2016) 347 ALR 275; 262 A Crim R 198	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	10 Oct 2016	AustLII	159
Patsuris v Gippsland and Southern Rural Water Corporation	[2016] VSCA 109; (2016) 218 LGERA 167	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	13 May 2016	AustLII	47
Eureka Operations Pty Ltd v Viva Energy Australia Ltd	[2016] VSCA 95	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	10 May 2016	AustLII	49
"Construction of contracts after Mount Bruce Mining v Wright Prospecting"	(2016) 90 Australian Law Journal 190	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2016	Legal Online	5
International Petroleum Investment Co v Independent Public Business Corporation of Papua New Guinea	[2015] NSWCA 363	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	26 Nov 2015	AustLII	10
Apple & Pear Australia Ltd v Pink Lady America LLC	[2015] VSC 617	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	10 Nov 2015	AustLII	6
Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd	[2015] HCA 37; (2015) 256 CLR 104; (2015) 325 ALR 188; (2015) 89 ALJR 990	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Oct 2015	AustLII	1252
Grocon Constructors (Victoria) Pty Ltd v APN DF2 Project 2 Pty Ltd	[2015] VSCA 190	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	23 Jul 2015	AustLII	47
P ’ Auer AG v Polybuild Technologies International Pty Ltd	[2015] VSCA 42	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Mar 2015	AustLII	29
"Defending Orthodoxy: Codelfa and Ambiguity"	(2015) 89 Australian Law Journal 491	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2015	Legal Online	7
Technomin Australia Pty Ltd v Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations Pty Ltd	[2014] WASCA 164; (2014) 48 WAR 261	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	23 Sep 2014	AustLII	60
Newey v Westpac Banking Corporation	[2014] NSWCA 319	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	11 Sep 2014	AustLII	98
Stratton Finance Pty Ltd v Webb	[2014] FCAFC 110; (2014) 314 ALR 166; (2014) 245 IR 223	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Sep 2014	AustLII	73
Hasler v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWCA 266; (2014) 87 NSWLR 609; 101 ACSR 167; (2014) 311 ALR 494	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	15 Aug 2014	AustLII	138
Mainteck Services Pty Ltd v Stein Heurtey SA	[2014] NSWCA 184; (2014) 310 ALR 113; (2014) 89 NSWLR 633	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	6 Jun 2014	AustLII	257
Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd	[2014] HCA 7; (2014) 251 CLR 640; (2014) 306 ALR 25; 88 ALJR 447	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Mar 2014	AustLII	1335
"The ambiguity of “ ambiguity ” in the construction of contracts"	(2014) 38 Australian Bar Review 153	Australian Bar Review	Australia	circa 2014	LexisNexis AU	15
Mainteck	(2014) 98 NSWLR 633		Australia - New South Wales	circa 2014	LexisNexis AU	1
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd	[2012] WASCA 216; (2012) 45 WAR 29; (2012) 294 ALR 550	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	27 Feb 2013	AustLII	88
Spotlight Pty Ltd v NCON Australia Ltd	[2012] VSCA 232; (2012) 46 VR 1	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	27 Sep 2012	AustLII	120
Alstom Ltd v Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd (No 7)	[2012] SASC 49	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	2 Apr 2012	AustLII	35
Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank	[2011] UKSC 50; [2012] 1 All ER 1137; [2011] 1 WLR 2900; [2012] Lloyds Rep 34; [2012] ICR 32; [2012] 1 All ER (Comm) 1; [2011] All ER (D) 19	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	2 Nov 2011	BAILII	901
Western Export Services Inc v Jireh International Pty Ltd	[2011] HCA 45; (2011) 282 ALR 604; (2011) 86 ALJR 1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Oct 2011	AustLII	316
Bale v Mills	[2011] NSWCA 226; (2011) 282 ALR 336; (2011) 81 NSWLR 498	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	4 Aug 2011	AustLII	142
Jireh International Pty Ltd v Western Export Services Inc	[2011] NSWCA 137	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	1 Jun 2011	AustLII	100
Franklins Pty Ltd v Metcash Trading Ltd	[2009] NSWCA 407; (2009) 264 ALR 15; (2009) 76 NSWLR 603; 4 BFRA 351	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Dec 2009	AustLII	565
Adnunat Pty Ltd v ITW Construction Systems Australia Pty Ltd	[2009] FCA 499	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 May 2009	AustLII	83
Agricultural and Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Gardiner	(2008) 238 CLR 570; (2008) 251 ALR 322; [2008] HCA 57	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2008	AustLII	354
PRA Electrical Pty Ltd v Perseverance Exploration Pty Ltd	[2007] VSCA 310; (2007) 20 VR 487	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	18 Dec 2007	AustLII	32
Inspector-General in Bankruptcy v Bradshaw	[2006] FCA 22	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	31 Jan 2006	AustLII	197
Wilkie v Gordian Runoff Ltd	[2005] HCA 17; (2005) 221 CLR 522; 214 ALR 410; 79 ALJR 872; 13 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-641	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Apr 2005	AustLII	396
Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas	[2004] HCA 35; (2004) 218 CLR 451; (2004) 208 ALR 213; (2004) 78 ALJR 1045	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Aug 2004	AustLII	1303
(2004) 219 CLR 165	(2004) 219 CLR 165		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2004	Legal Online / Westlaw	1699
Shark Fin Burwood Pty Ltd v Ducgo Pty Ltd	[2003] VSCA 20	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	20 Mar 2003	AustLII	3
Maggbury Pty Ltd v Hafele Australia Pty Ltd	[2001] HCA 70; (2001) 210 CLR 181; (2001) 185 ALR 152; (2001) 76 ALJR 246; (2001) 53 IPR 1; [2002] ATPR 41-854; [2002] AIPC 91-778; [2002] Aust Contract Reports 90-140; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 28	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Dec 2001	AustLII	524
McCann v Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd	[2000] HCA 65; (2000) 203 CLR 579; (2000) 176 ALR 711; (2000) 75 ALJR 325; (2001) 11 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-479; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 24	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Dec 2000	AustLII	618
Stockdale v Alesios	[1999] VSCA 128; [1999] 3 VR 169	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	25 Aug 1999	AustLII	15
Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society	[1997] UKHL 28; [1998] 1 All ER 98; [1998] 1 WLR 896; [1998] 1 BCLC 493; [1997] PNLR 541; 10 Page 913	House of Lords	United Kingdom	19 Jun 1997	BAILII	2527
Vroon BV v Foster's Brewing Group Ltd	[1994] VicRp 53; [1994] 2 VR 32		Australia - Victoria	11 Mar 1993	AustLII	228
Urban Transport Authority of NSW v Nweiser	(1992) 28 NSWLR 471		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU	333
Integrated Computer Services Pty Ltd v Digital Equipment Corporation (Aust) Pty Ltd	(1988) 5 BPR 11,110		Australia	circa 1988		213
Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation	[1984] HCA 64; (1984) 156 CLR 41; (1984) 55 ALR 417; (1984) 58 ALJR 587; 4 IPR 291	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Oct 1984	AustLII	1848
Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales	[1982] HCA 24; (1982) 149 CLR 337; (1982) 41 ALR 367; (1982) 56 ALJR 459	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1982	AustLII	3909
Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Ltd (No 1)	[1981] HCA 20; (1981) 147 CLR 246; 34 ALR 449; (1981) 55 ALJR 397	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 May 1981	AustLII	734
DTR Nominees Pty Ltd v Mona Homes Pty Ltd	[1978] HCA 12; (1978) 138 CLR 423; (1978) 19 ALR 223; (1978) 52 ALJR 360	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Apr 1978	AustLII	706
Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Hansen-Tangen	[1976] 3 All ER 570; [1976] 1 WLR 989; [1976] 2 Lloyds Rep 621		United Kingdom	circa 1976	LexisNexis	894
Hansen-Tangen v Sanko Steamship Co	[1976] 3All ER 570		United Kingdom	circa 1976	CommonLII	8
Australian Broadcasting Commission v Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd	[1973] HCA 36; (1973) 129 CLR 99; (1973) 47 ALJR 526	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Sep 1973	AustLII	1129
Prenn v Simmonds	[1971] 3 All ER 237; [1971] 1 WLR 1381		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis	869
J J Savage & Sons Pty Ltd v Blakney	[1970] HCA 6; (1970) 119 CLR 435; [1971] ALR 92; (1970) 44 ALJR 123	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Mar 1970	AustLII	111
Great Western Railway and Midland Railway v Bristol Corporation	(1918) 87 LJCh 414	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1918		22
Craig Williamson Pty Ltd v Barrowcliff	[1915] VicLawRp 66; [1915] ArgusLawRp 62; [1915] VLR 450; 21 ALR 349; 37 ALT 62	Argus Law Reports	Australia - Victoria	25 Jun 1915	AustLII	197
Bowtell v Goldsbrough, Mort & Co Ltd	[1905] HCA 60; (1905) 3 CLR 444; 12 ALR 82	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Dec 1905	AustLII	74
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