Mayne Nickless Limited v Multigroup Distribution Services Pty Limited [2001] FCA 1620

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Mayne Nickless Limited v Multigroup Distribution Services Pty Limited

[2001] FCA 1620

TRADE PRACTICES - remedies - damages - time limitations - anti-competitive conduct - claim for injunctive relief under s 80 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - claim for damages under s 87(1) Trade Practices Act - whether claim for damages time barred - construction of s 87(1) - leave to appeal - criteria. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 80, s 82, s 87 Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act 1992 (No 222 of 1992), Schedule 1 Trade Practices Amendment (Fair Trading) Act 1998 (No 36 of 1998).

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