Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Wesoky v Village Cinemas International Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 32
CONTRACT – construction of contract – breach of contract – repudiation - whether refusal to provide employee with duties or functions while meeting all payment obligations to employee constitutes breach of contract – consideration of the circumstances in which an employer has an obligation to provide work for an employee – whether the contra proferentem rules applies
TRADE PRACTICES – misleading and deceptive conduct - consideration of circumstances in which a failure to disclose change of intention can constitute misleading and deceptive conduct
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 White v Australian and New Zealand Theatres Limited (1943) 67 CLR 266 – cited Marbe v George Edwardes (Daly's Theatre) Limited [1928] 1 KB 269 – cited Langston v Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers [1974] 1 All ER 980 – cited Curro v Beyond Productions Pty Ltd (1993) 30 NSWLR 337 – cited Herbert Clayton and Jack Waller Limited v Oliver [1930] AC 209 – cited Devonald v Rosser & Sons [1904-1907] All ER Rep 988 – cited Mann v Capital Territory Health Commission [1981] 54 FLR 23 - cited William Hill Organisation Ltd v Tucker [1999] ICR 291 - applied Australian Airline Flight Engineers Association v Ansett Australia Ltd [2000] FCA 1299 - discussed Codelfa Construction Proprietary Limited v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 - applied Masters v Camron (1954) 91 CLR 353 - cited Tam Wing Chuen v Bank of Credit and Commerce Hong Kong Ltd [1996] 2 BCLC 69 - cited Laurinda Pty Limited v Capalaba Park Shopping Centre Pty Limited (1989) 166 CLR 623 - cited Trawl Industries of Australia Pty Ltd v Effem Foods Pty Ltd (1992) 27 NSWR 326 - cited Costa Vraca Pty Ltd v Berrigan Weed & Pest Control Pty Ltd (1998) 155 ALR 714 - applied Asea Brown Boveri Pty Ltd v Burns Philp Trustee Co Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 23 April 1990, No 50361 of 1989, Giles J) - discussed Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Proprietary Limited v Puxu Proprietary Limited (1982) 149 CLR 191 - cited Whittet v State Bank of New South Wales (1991) 24 NSWLR 146 – cited State Rail Authority (NSW) v Heath Outdoor Pty Ltd (1986) 7 NSWLR 170 – cited Skywest Aviation Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1995) 126 FLR 61 – cited CHARLES J WESOKY AND ICFC, LLC v VILLAGE CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD V 816 of 1999 JUDGE: MERKEL J PLACE: MELBOURNE DATE: 2 FEBRUARY 2001
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