Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management Ltd [1998] FCA 525

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application to strike out paragraphs of further amended statement of claim - O 11 r 16 of the Federal Court Rules - embarrassment - Pleadings - general principles - pleading a cause of action under ss 51A, 52, 53(a) and 53(aa) of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - s 51A - whether merely evidentiary provision - onus of proof - s 52 - pleading alternative causes of action - Application for order that particulars be given - general principles governing particulars - O 12 r 1(1) of the Federal Court Rules. Trade Practices Act 1974( Cth) -Pt V; s 51A, s 52, s 53(a), s 53(aa) Federal Court Rules - O 11 r 16, O 12 r 1(1) Brown & Anor v Jam Factory Pty Limited & Anor (1981) 53 FLR 340 - approved Phoenix Court Pty Ltd & Anor v Melbourne Central Pty Ltd (Goldberg J, 22 October 1997, unreported) - approved Cummings v Lewis & Ors (1993) 41 FCR 559 - considered/disapproved H 1976 Nominees Pty Limited v Galli and Apex Quarries Limited (1979) 30 ALR 181 - cited TPC v David Jones (Australia) Pty Limited & Ors (1985) 7 FCR 109 - cited Global Sportsman Pty Limited v Mirror Newspapers Pty Limited (1984) 2 FCR 82 - approved James & Ors v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited & Ors (1986) 64 ALR 347 - discussed State of Western Australia v Bond Corporation Holdings Limited (1991) 13 ATPR ¶41-081 - approved Wheeler Grace & Pierucci Pty Limited v Wright (1989) 11 ATPR ¶40-940 - applied Bowler & Anor v Hilda Pty Limited & Ors (1998) 153 ALR 95 - approved Famel Pty Limited & Anor v Burswood Management Limited & Ors (1989) 11 ATPR ¶40-962 - cited "The Law of Contract", DW Greig and JLR Davis 1987 - cited TRUTH ABOUT MOTORWAYS PTY LTD -v- MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD NG 833 of 1997

FOSTER J 18 MAY 1998 SYDNEY

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA