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CISG-online number
2158
Case name
Castel Electronics Pty Ltd v. Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd
Jurisdiction
Australia
Court
Federal Court of Australia
Judge
Ryan (Sole judge)
Date of decision
28 September 2010
Case nr./docket nr.
[2010] FCA 1028
Claimant 1
Name
Castel Electronics Pty Ltd
Place of business
Australia
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd
Place of business
Singapore
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Present decision
Castel Electronics Pty Ltd v. Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd
Federal Court of Australia
Australia, 20 April 2011 – [2011] FCAFC 55 / VID 1080 of 2010, CISG-online 2219
Seller 1
Name
Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd
Place of business
Singapore
Buyer 1
Name
Castel Electronics Pty Ltd
Place of business
Australia
Category of goods
76: Telecommunications and sound-recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
Goods as per contract
TV set top boxes
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 74
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 35(1); Art. 35(2)(a); Art. 50
This decision is cited by 1
Fryer Holdings Pty Ltd v. Liaoning MEC Group Co Ltd et al.
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Australia, 30 January 2012 – [2012] NSWSC 18 / 2008/290587, CISG-online 2325
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
100928a2
Comments on this decision 2
Andreas Ehlers, 'Establishing a Uniform Interpretation of the CISG: A Case Study of Article 74', Nordic Journal of Commercial Law (NJCL) (2013), #2, 1–35, at 29–30 [– in English]  
Bruno Zeller, 'Analysis of the Cultural Homeward Trend in International Sales Law', 10(1) Victoria University Law and Justice Journal (VULJ) (2021), 131–143, at 137–138 [– in English]  
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Original language: English