Read the full judgment text of HCA 17840/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 January 2001.
1. The plaintiff and defendant are contractors in the business for the supply and installation of fibreglass products. Since 1994 the defendant had been sub-contracting works to the plaintiff. Their established practice was that the plaintiff would issue a quotation for works requested. If that was accepted, the defendant would issue an order form. The plaintiff would then issue an invoice for 20% deposit and commence work upon receipt of the deposit. Further invoices would be issued as works pr