Flageul v WeDrive Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 102

Federal Court of Australia

Flageul v WeDrive Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 102 Appeal from: Flageul v WeDrive Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1666

File number: VID 799 of 2020

Judgment of: FLICK, MURPHY AND O'CALLAGHAN JJ

Date of judgment: 15 June 2021

Catchwords: INDUSTRIAL LAW – claims made under ss 340 and 358 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether primary judge erred in dismissing claims CORPORATIONS LAW - claim made under s 232 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - whether primary judge erred in dismissing claim APPEALS – findings of fact – not shown to be glaringly improbable – role of appellate court in reviewing findings of fact

Legislation: Australian Consumer Law in Sch 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss 340, 341, 360, 361

Cases cited: Aldi Foods Pty Ltd v Moroccanoil Israel Ltd [2018] FCAFC 93; (2018) 261 FCR 301 Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education v Barclay [2012] HCA 32; (2012) 248 CLR 500 Browne v Dunn (1894) 6 R 67 Cummins South Pacific Pty Ltd v Keenan [2020] FCAFC 204; (2020) 302 IR 400 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission [1993] HCA 78; (1993) 177 CLR 472 Fexuto Pty Limited v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 97; (2001) 37 ACSR 672 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Maric v Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 452; (2020) 293 IR 442 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW [2018] HCA 30; (2018) 264 CLR 541 PIA Mortgage Services Pty Ltd v King [2020] FCAFC 15; (2020) 274 FCR 225 Robinson Helicopter Co Inc v McDermott [2016] HCA 22; (2016) 331 ALR 550 Rumble v The Partnership (t/as HWL Ebsworth Lawyers) [2020] FCAFC 37; (2020) 275 FCR 423 Short v Ambulance Victoria [2015] FCAFC 55; 249 IR 217 Wilmar Sugar Australia Limited v Mackay Sugar Limited [2017] FCAFC 40; (2017) 345 ALR 174