David Walker v Salomon Smith Barney Securities Pty Limited & Anor.[2003] FCA 1099

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

David Walker v Salomon Smith Barney Securities Pty Limited & Anor [2003] FCA 1099

TRADE PRACTICES – misleading and deceptive conduct – negotiations concerning a contract of employment – whether misrepresentations were made – whether the representations were actionable under ss 52 or 53B – whether there were reasonable grounds for future representations – reliance CONTRACT – whether a valid contract of employment – whether acceptance – whether there was a failure to include an essential term PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – failure to discover relevant documents Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s32 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 51A, 52, 53B, 82(1) George Hudson Holdings Limited v Rudder (1973) 128 CLR 387 referred to Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 referred to Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 referred to Wardley Australia Limited v State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 referred to Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 considered Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty Ltd v Sydney Building Information Centre Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 216 referred to Fried v Dixie Holdings Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 1048 referred to Re Ku-ring-gai Co-operative Building Society (No 12) Ltd (1978) 22 ALR 621 referred to Ting v Blanche (1993) 118 ALR 543 considered Phoenix Court Pty Ltd v Melbourne Central Pty Ltd (1997) ATPR (Digest) ¶46-179 referred to O'Neill v Medical Benefits Fund of Australia (2002) 122 FCR 455 referred to Stoelwinder v Southern Health Care Network (2000) 177 ALR 501 referred to Patrick v Steel Mains Pty Ltd (1987) 77 ALR 133 considered Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Nelson (1990) 169 CLR 594 applied Orison Pty Ltd v Strategic Minerals Corporation NL (1987) 77 ALR 141 referred to Finucane v New South Wales Egg Corporation (1988) 80 ALR 486 considered Merman Pty Ltd v Cockburn Cement (1988) 84 ALR 521 referred to Callinan v Gilro-ERG Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 986 referred to Wright v TNT Australia Pty Ltd (1988) 15 NSWLR 662 distinguished Wright v TNT Australia Pty Ltd (1988) 15 NSWLR 679 considered Barto v GPR Management Services Pty Ltd (1991) 33 FCR 389 referred to McCormick v Riverwood International (Australia) Pty Ltd (1999) 167 ALR 689 referred to Nagy v Masters Dairy Ltd (1996) 150 ALR 273 referred to Mulcahy v Hydro-Electric Commission (1998) 85 FCR 170 distinguished Martin v Tasmania Development and Resources (1999) 163 ALR 79 distinguished Dawson v Australian Consolidated Reserves Pty Ltd (1983) ATPR 40-374 referred to Thomas v Star Maid International Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 911 referred to Futuretronics International Pty Ltd Gadzhis [1992] 2 VR 217 referred to Concrete Constructions Group v Litevale Pty Ltd and Others (2002) ATPR (Digest) 46-224 referred to Serrata Investments Pty Ltd V Rajane Pty Ltd (1991) 6 WAR 419 referred to Sheldrick v WT Partnership (Aust) Pty Ltd (1998) 89 IR 206 referred to DAVID WALKER v SALOMON SMITH BARNEY AUSTRALIA SECURITIES PTY LIMITED & ANOR V 531 of 1998