QPSX Limited ACN 083 702 907 v Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd ACN 004 071 854 [2004] FCA 1134

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QPSX Limited ACN 083 702 907 v Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd ACN 004 071 854

[2004] FCA 1134 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleadings – statement of claim – strike out motion – embarrassing – failure to disclose reasonable cause of action – claims for breach of contract and misleading or deceptive conduct arising out of execution of agreement – alleged representations as to the proper construction of the agreement – implied from execution and external circumstances – no logical connection to pleaded external circumstances – no representation as to meaning by mere fact of execution – no reasonable cause of action in misleading or deceptive conduct arising from execution of agreement – no logical connection to loss – parts of statement of claim struck out as embarrassing or disclosing no reasonable cause of action

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 21 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 82 QPSX LIMITED ACN 083 702 907, QPSX COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD ACN 009 230 666 and QPSX EUROPE GmbH HRB-NR 133459 v ERICSSON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 004 071 854, TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON ORGANISATION NO 556016-0680, LONGREACH GROUP LIMITED ACN 006 584 596 and LONGREACH NETWORKS PTY LTD ACN 104 959 480 W87 of 2004 FRENCH J 1 SEPTEMBER 2004 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY W87 OF 2004

BETWEEN: QPSX LIMITED

ACN 083 702 907

FIRST APPLICANT

QPSX COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD

ACN 009 230 666

SECOND APPLICANT

QPSX EUROPE GmbH

HRB-NR 133459

THIRD APPLICANT

AND: ERICSSON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

ACN 004 071 854

FIRST RESPONDENT

TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON ORGANISATION NO 556016-0680