Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Virk Pty Ltd (in liq) v YUM! Restaurants Australia Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 190 Appeal from: Diab Pty Ltd v YUM! Restaurants Australia Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 43
File number: NSD 1671 of 2016
Judges: GILMOUR, NICHOLAS AND MOSHINSKY JJ
Date of judgment: 28 November 2017
Catchwords: CONTRACT – implied terms – implication of duty or obligation of good faith and reasonableness – franchise agreement – where franchisor had discretionary power to set maximum prices for products – where parties accepted that power subject to duty of good faith – scope of duty of good faith and reasonableness – whether franchisor was obliged to act reasonably in an objective sense NEGLIGENCE – franchise agreement – whether franchisor owed duty of care to franchisees in exercising power to set maximum prices for products – where franchisee alleged that franchisor owed franchisees a duty to exercise power so that franchisees could make, maintain or increase profits CONSUMER LAW – unconscionable conduct – franchise agreement – where franchisee alleged that franchisor had engaged in unconscionable conduct in setting maximum prices for products
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2, Australian Consumer Law, ss 21, 22 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 33H, 33ZC
Cases cited: A & A (Sydney) Pty Ltd v YUM! Restaurants Australia Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 678 Alcatel Australia Ltd v Scarcella (1998) 44 NSWLR 349 Astley v Austrust Ltd (1999) 197 CLR 1 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Lux Distributors Pty Ltd [2013] ATPR 42-447; [2013] FCAFC 90 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Seal-A-Fridge Pty Ltd (2010) 268 ALR 321 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 (2014) 254 CLR 185 Burger King Corporation v Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd (2001) 69 NSWLR 558 Caltex Refineries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Stavar (2009) 75 NSWLR 649 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority (NSW) (1982) 149 CLR 337 Colin R Price & Associates Pty Ltd v Four Oaks Pty Ltd (2017) 120 ACSR 451; [2017] FCAFC 75 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (2014) 253 CLR 169 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Kojic (2016) 341 ALR 572 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (2010) 15 BPR 28,563; [2010] NSWCA 268 Marmax Investments Pty Ltd v RPR Maintenance Pty Ltd (2015) 237 FCR 534 National Australia Bank Ltd v Nemur Varity Pty Ltd (2002) 4 VR 252 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2015) 236 FCR 199 Paciocco v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2016) 258 CLR 525 Renard Constructions (ME) Pty Ltd v Minister for Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234 Simms Jones Ltd v Protochem Trading NZ Ltd [1993] 3 NZLR 369 Strzelecki Holdings Pty Ltd v Cable Sands Pty Ltd (2010) 41 WAR 318 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 207 CLR 562 Tomlin v Ford Credit Australia [2005] NSWSC 540 Vodafone Pacific Ltd v Mobile Innovations Ltd [2004] NSWCA 15
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