Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Barnes v Forty Two International Pty Limited [2014] FCAFC 152 Citation: Barnes v Forty Two International Pty Limited [2014] FCAFC 152
Appeal from: Forty Two International Pty Limited v Barnes [2014] FCA 85
Parties: ALBERT KIM BARNES and LEE HAWKSLEY v FORTY TWO INTERNATIONAL PTY LIMITED (ACN 095 622 889), BLUEFREEWAY LIMITED (ACN 122 262 819) and THE GANG OF 4 PTY LTD (ACN 095 624 678)
File number: NSD 341 of 2014
Judges: SIOPIS, FLICK AND BEACH JJ
Date of judgment: 14 November 2014
Catchwords: CONTRACT – existence of an implied term to disclose matters relevant to express term – breach of implied term – loss of opportunity – interpretation and application of release clauses where cause of action concealed by party seeking to rely on releases TRADE PRACTICES – application of s 42 of the Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) – misleading or deceptive conduct by omission – absence of causal link – loss of opportunity DAMAGES – assessment of damages for loss of opportunity – quantifying damages PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleadings – absence of a plea of causal link – absence of a plea of loss of opportunity
Legislation: Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) s 42
Cases cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345 Banque Commerciale SA (En Liqn) v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279 Bond Corporation Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (1987) 14 FCR 215 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67 Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 238 CLR 304 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (2014) 312 ALR 356 Daniels v Anderson (1995) 37 NSWLR 438 David Benson Nominees Pty Ltd v Dicksons Ltd [2005] SASC 97 Dominelli Ford (Hurstville) Pty Ltd v Karmot Auto Spares Pty Ltd (1992) 38 FCR Fink v Fink (1946) 74 CLR 127 Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2012) 247 CLR 486 Forty Two International Pty Limited v Barnes (2014) 97 ACSR 450 Hadley v Baxendale (1854) 9 Exch 341 Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 Heimann v Commonwealth of Australia (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 691 James v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1985) ATPR 40-504 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Mitanis v Pioneer Concrete (Vic) Pty Ltd (1997) ATPR 41-591 The Moorcock (1889) 14 PD 64 Perestrello E Companhia Limitada v United Paint Co Ltd [1969] 1 WLR 570 Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 768 Prepaid Services Pty Ltd v Atradius Credit Insurance NV [2013] NSWCA 252 Reigate v Union Manufacturing Co (Ramsbottom) Ltd [1918] 1 KB 592 Rufo v Hosking (2004) 61 NSWLR 678 Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd v St Martins Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 144 CLR 596 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332 Sensis Pty Ltd v McMaster-Fay [2005] NSWCA 163 Shirlaw v Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd [1939] 2 KB 206 United States Surgical Corporation v Hospital Products International Pty Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 766
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