Brosnan v Katke [2016] FCAFC 1

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Brosnan v Katke [2016] FCAFC 1 Appeal from: Brosnan v Katke [2015] FCA 203

File number: QUD 142 of 2015

Judges: DOWSETT, WIGNEY AND EDELMAN JJ

Date of judgment: 12 January 2016

Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – alleged misleading or deceptive conduct causing commercial agreement between parties in 2005 – where a dispute between the parties settled by a comprehensive settlement deed in 2009 – whether basis exists to disturb primary judge's conclusions that alleged misrepresentations or misleading or deceptive conduct did not occur prior to the settlement deed – whether basis exists to disturb primary judge's conclusion that the appellants did not rely on the alleged representations made six months prior to the settlement deed – test for causation

Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 51A, 51A(2), 82

Cases cited: Arnison v Smith (1875) 41 Ch D 348 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2015] FCAFC 103 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833; (2001) 117 FCR 424 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 25; (2009) 238 CLR 304 Clements v Clements [2012] SCC 32; [2012] 2 SCR 181 CSR Ltd v Della Maddalena [2006] HCA 1; (2006) 224 ALR 1 Della Maddalena v CSR Ltd [2002] WADC 260 Eclairs Group Ltd and Glengary Overseas Ltd v JKX Oil & Gas plc [2015] UKSC 71 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd v Peterson [2011] FCAFC 128; (2011) 196 FCR 145 Mills v Mills [1938] HCA 4; (1938) 60 CLR 150 Price Higgins & Fidge v Drysdale [1996] 1 VR 346 Re McGrath; Pan Pharmaceuticals Ltd (in liq) v Australian Naturalcare Products Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 2; (2008) 165 FCR 230 Reynell v Sprye (1852) 1 De GM & G 660; (1852) 42 ER 710 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL [1994] HCA 4; (1994) 179 CLR 332 Smith v Kay (1859) 7 HLC 750; (1859) 11 ER 299 Wellesley Partners LLP v Withers LLP [2015] EWCA Civ 1146