Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hill v Forteng Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 105 Appeal from: Hill v Forteng Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1501 and Hill v Forteng Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 82
File number: TAD 50 of 2018
Judges: KERR, BROMWICH and WHEELAHAN JJ
Date of judgment: 21 June 2019
Catchwords: CONTRACTS – where directors of company, including the appellant, agreed to receive reduced remuneration as employees – whether company gave consideration – whether agreements to vary the original contract were void for uncertainty – held: appeal against orders on breach of contract dismissed COSTS – where primary judge did not separate costs on issues and ordered the appellant pay the respondents' costs on an indemnity basis from date of first Calderbank offer – held: appeal against costs orders allowed in part
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 232, 233(1), 588H Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 25.14(1)(b)
Cases cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170 Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172 Amos v Citibank Ltd [1996] QCA 129 Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1954) 92 CLR 424 BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd v National Competition Council (No. 2) [2007] FCA 557 Black v Lipovac [1998] FCA 699; 217 ALR 386 Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 213 Cutts v Head [1984] Ch 290 Director of Public Prosecutions for Victoria v Le [2007] HCA 52; 232 CLR 562 Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) v Le [2007] VSCA 18; 15 VR 352 Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd [1915] AC 847 Foakes v Beer (1884) 9 App Cas 605 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; 214 CLR 118 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Kiefel v State of Victoria [2014] FCA 411 Martech International Pty Ltd v Energy World Corp Ltd [2006] FCA 1004 Martech International Pty Ltd v Energy World Corp Ltd [2007] FCAFC 35; 248 ALR 353 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; 357 ALR 408 Musumeci v Winadell Pty Ltd (1994) 34 NSWLR 723 Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 Pharmanet Group Limited v Primeland Pty Ltd, in the matter of Pharmanet Group Limited [2015] FCA 208 Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship (2013) 251 CLR 322 Re Selectmove Ltd [1995] 1 WLR 474 Schwartz v Hadid [2013] NSWCA 89 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 257; 42 FCR 97 Vanbergen v St Edmunds Properties Ltd [1933] 2 KB 233 Vroon BV v Fosters Brewing Group Ltd [1994] 2 VR 32 Warren v Coombes and Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; 214 CLR 118 Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd [1991] 1 QB 1 Wolfe v Permanent Custodians Limited [2012] VSC 275
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