Willshire-Smith D Votino Bros P/L & Ors [1994] FCA 815

JUDGMENT NO. snc! Son oo PY,

AT HW RD

TRADE PRACTICES - misleading or deceptive conduct - unconscionable conduct - no point of principle. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - no case submission - whether

submission may be made before being put to election to call

evidence.

Bankruptcy Act 1966 ss.58, 116 ~7 NOV 1994 Stamp Duties Act 1923 (S.A.) FEDERAL COURT U Trade Practices Act 1974 ss.51AA, 52, 82, 87 AUSTRALIA

ra Pract s Legislation Amendment Act 1992

Byrne Heydon, Cross_on Evidence (4th Ed.) Zumbo, F., "Unconscionability and Commercial Transactions:

Exploring the Need for Further Reform Under the Trade Practices Act", Australian Business Law Reform 22 (1994)

Commercial Bank of Australia Limited v. Amadio (1983) 151 C.L.R. 447

lle ummings v. Beach Petroleum N.L. (1993) 43 F.C.R. 60 Houlder Bros. §& Co. Ltd. v. Gibbs [1925] Ch. 575 Munchies Management Pty. Ltd. v. Belperio (1988) 84 A.L.R. 700

ley Investment Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Amgue Clothing Pty. Ltd. (1994] Aust. Contract Reports, 90-036

Residues Treatment and Trading Co. Ltd. v. Southern Resources Ltd. (1989) 52 S.A.S.R. 54

Secured Income Real Estate (Australia) Ltd. v. St. Martins Investments Ltd. (1979) 144 C.L.R. 596

omlinex Pty. Ltd. v. Candoura Pty. Ltd. [{1994] A.T.P.R. 41- Wh er race and Pierucci Pty. Ltd. v. Wright [1989] A.T.P.R. 40-940

WILLSHIRE- TH VV. VOTINO BROS. PTY. LTD. AND JACK Vi iD PH VOTIN -L.W -A.) PTY. LTD. D D . D_ PAUL C. NEY

NO. SG59 OF 1992

LEE J. PERTH (HEARD IN ADELAIDE) 3 NOVEMBER 1994

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION NO. SG59 OF 1992

BETWEEN: DOUGLAS WILLSHIRE-SMITH

Applicant

and

VOTINO BROS. PTY. LTD. First Respondent

and

JACK VOTINO Second Respondent

and

RALPH VOTINO Third Respondent

and

J.L.W. (S.A.) PTY. LTD. Fourth Respondent

and DAVID C. HALL

Fifth Respondent

and PAUL C. MOONEY