Burg Designs Pty Ltd v Wolki [1999] FCA 388

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Burg Design Pty Ltd v Wolki [1999] FCA 388 TRADE PRACTICES ACT, s 52 ) FAIR TRADING ACT, s 42 ) - sale of business – representations made orally and by financial statements – failure to make correction when previously made representations were falsified – reliance – inference from nature of representations and fact of ensuing agreement – discussion of checking by representee as not denying reliance – contractual acknowledgment that representations not relied on – effect - contract with exclusion clause signed because representation was believed. EVIDENCE – without prejudice privilege – no offer made – waiver. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s 131(2) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW), s 42 Martin v Osborne (1936) 55 CLR 367 referred to Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 applied San Sebastian Proprietary Limited v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (1986) 162 CLR 340 referred to Dominelli Ford (Hurstville) Pty Ltd v Karmot Auto Spares Pty Ltd (1992) 110 ALR 535 applied Commission for the New Towns v Cooper (Great Britain) Ltd [1995] Ch 259 applied Como Investments Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Yenald Nominees Pty Ltd (1997) ATPR 43,617 applied Sibley v Grosvenor (1916) 21 CLR 469 applied Krakowski v Eurolynx Properties Limited (1995) 183 CLR 563 applied Menmel Pty Limited v The Great Australian Bite Pty Limited (1997) ATPR 43,639 applied Bowler v Hilda Pty Ltd (1998) 80 FCR 191 applied Tantipech v IOOF Australia Trustees (NSW) Limited (1998) ATPR 40,730 applied I00F Australia Trustees (NSW) Ltd v Tantipech (1998) 156 ALR 470 applied GIO Australia Holdings Limited v Marks (1997) ATPR 43,541 applied Lezam Pty Ltd v Seabridge Australia Pty Ltd (1992) 35 FCR 535 applied Ritchie v Woollett (Santow J, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 25 September 1996) applied Greenhalgh v Composite Buyers Limited (Davies, Einfeld and Sackville JJ, unreported, 31 May 1995) applied Leda Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd (1998) ATPR 40,501 referred to Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 357 applied Kizbeau Pty Limited v W G & B Pty Limited (1995) 184 CLR 281 applied The Great Australian Bite Pty Ltd v Menmel Pty Limited (1996) ATPR 42,322 applied Smith New Court Securities Ltd v Citibank NA [1997] AC 254 referred to Marks v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd (1998) 158 ALR 333 referred to