Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Canberra Residential Developments Pty Ltd v Brendas [2010] FCAFC 125
Citation: Canberra Residential Developments Pty Ltd v Brendas [2010] FCAFC 125
Appeal from: Canberra Residential Developments Pty Limited v Brendas (No 5) [2009] FCA 34
Parties: CANBERRA RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD v SPIROS BRENDAS, KENOSS PTY LTD and CANBERRA LAND DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD
File number: ACD 12 of 2009
Judges: FINKELSTEIN, SIOPIS AND KATZMANN JJ
Date of judgment: 24 September 2010
Catchwords: EQUITY – director – fiduciary duties – company acting as agent for a joint venture – whether director can act in competition with the principal
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – evidence – cross examination – cross examination by two counsel – when permitted
Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) ss 27, 29(1), 41(1)(b)
Cases cited: Aberdeen Railway Co v Blaikie Brothers (1854) 1 Macq 461; (1854) 23 LT 315 Birtchnell v Equity Trustees, Executors and Agency Company Limited (1929) 42 CLR 384 Boulting v Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians [1963] 2 QB 606 Bray v Ford [1896] AC 44 Conway v R (2002) 209 CLR 203 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Doe v Roe (1809) 2 Camp 280; 170 ER 1155 Eva Pty Ltd v Charles Davis Ltd [1982] VR 515 GPI Leisure Corp Ltd v Herdsman Investments Pty Ltd (No 3) (1990) 20 NSWLR 15 Henderson, Hallam-Eames & Hughes v Merrett Syndicates Limited [1995] 2 AC 145 Hospital Products Limited v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 House v King (1936) 55 CLR 499 In re Coomber [1911] 1 Ch 723 Metwally v University of Wollongong (No 2) (1985) 60 ALR 68 Moore v Wilson [2006] FCA 79 O'Brien v Komesaroff (1982) 150 CLR 310 Shears v Phosphate Co-operative Co of Australia Ltd (1989) 14 ACLR 747 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491
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