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Recent PNG Judgments

Papua New Guinea (PNG) National Court Judgments:

N2712 – Bank of South Pacific Ltd v South Pacific Timber Exports Ltd (2004) N2712

Full Title: Bank of South Pacific Limited v South Pacific Timber Exports Limited (2004) N2712

National Court: Sakora J

Judgment Delivered: 12 November 2004

Civil Practice and Procedure—Application to set aside Statutory Demand—Statutory Demand to enforce judgment for costs—Abuse of process—Companies Act 1997, s335, s337 and s338; National Court Rules, O13 r2 and O22 r62.
Ruling on Application to Set Aside Statutory Demand

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Papua New Guinea (PNG) Supreme Court Judgments:

SC767 – Shell Papua New Guinea Ltd v Speko Investment Ltd (2004) SC767

Full Title: Shell Papua New Guinea Ltd v Speko Investment Limited and Peandui Koyati (2004) SC767

Supreme Court: Injia DCJ, Gavara–Nanu J, Davani J

Judgment Delivered: 4 November 2004

Contract—Formal Standard Contract—Negotiations preceeding signing of Formal Contract—Formal Contract not signed—Exchange of written correspondence and verbal discussions between parties—Whether binding contract concluded—Principles discussed.
Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 applied.
Masters v Cameron (1954) 91 CLR 353 and Curtain Brothers (Queensland) Pty Ltd and Kinhill Kramer Pty Ltd v The Independent State of Papua New Guinea [1993] PNGLR 285 referred to.

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