跪求了解商法合同法的达人,帮我指出案例中相关的法令可以recoverCE的losses的.CivilEngineeringPtyLimited(CE)securedacontracttoconstructabypassontheGreatWesternHighwaytoeasetrafficcongestion.Theprojectinv
跪求了解商法合同法的达人,帮我指出案例中相关的法令可以recoverCE的losses的.
CivilEngineeringPtyLimited(CE)securedacontracttoconstructabypassontheGreatWesternHighwaytoeasetrafficcongestion.TheprojectinvolvedtunnellingundertheBlueMountainsfromPenrithtoMountVictoriaadistanceof20kilometres.CEsignedacontractwiththeRoadsandTrafficAuthority(RTA)toexecuteandcompletetheworkwithinthreeyears.TodothisCEneededtopurchaseatunnellingmachinefromLotusEngineeringLimited(Lotus)acompanyincorporatedinJapanandhavingitsplaceofbusinessinJapan.CEhaddealtwithLotusformanyyearsandtheirbusinessrelationshipwasverygood.Forthisreasonthecontractforthesaleofthetunnellingmachinemerelystatedtheprice($75m)anddeliverydate.LotuswasawareoftheusethatCEintendedtoputthemachinetoastheirengineershadvisitedthesiteandassuredCEthatthemachinewassuitableforthetask.TheworkcommencedanditimmediatelybecameclearthatthemachinewasincapableofcuttingthroughtherockinsufficienttimetoallowCEtofinishwithinthetimestatedinitscontractwithRTA.TheestimateofthepotentialliquidateddamagesCEwasexposedtowas$50m.CEthereforepurportedtorescinditscontractwithLotusandnotifiedLotustoretakepossessionofthemachine.CEthencompletedtheworkontimewithanalternatemachinethatithadpurchasedfor$150m.CEnowseeksyouradviceastotherecoveryofitslossesandtheappropriatejurisdictionforsuchrecovery.Werethereprovisionsthatmighthavebeenincludedinthecontractthatwouldhavemadethistasklessdifficult?