Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Rawley Pty Ltd ACN 009 027 454 v Bell (No 3) [2007] FCA 1429
COSTS – applicants succeeded in proving misleading and deceptive conduct at trial but failed to prove causation and reliance – applicants failed in other claims – whether there were "special circumstances" so as to depart from ordinary rule that costs follow the event – disentitling conduct of a successful respondent
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43
Rawley Pty Ltd v Bell (No 2) [2007] FCA 583 cited Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 cited Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 cited Re Wilcox; Ex parte Venture Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 141 ALR 727 cited Ruddock v Vadarlis (2001) 115 FCR 229 cited Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) 69 ALR 660 cited Instant Colour Pty Ltd v Canon Australia Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 1097 cited Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 cited Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd v Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd (No 3) [2007] FCAFC 119 cited
Dal Pont, Laws of Costs (2003) RAWLEY PTY LTD (ACN 009 027 454) AS TRUSTEE FOR THE TILTFORM UNIT TRUST & CONNOISSEUR HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 009 441 007) v GEOFFREY YORK BELL, ROBERT RADOVAN SLADOJEVIC & TILTFORM LICENSING PTY LTD (ACN 083 878 666) No SAD 80 of 2002 AMIN FRANCES CHEHADE v GEOFFREY YORK BELL, ROBERT RADOVAN SLADOJEVIC AND TILTFORM LICENSING PTY LTD (ACN 083 878 666) No SAD 55 of 2002
FINN J
12 SEPTEMBER 2007
ADELAIDE
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY SAD 80 OF 2002
BETWEEN: RAWLEY PTY LTD ACN 009 027 454
AS TRUSTEE FOR THE TILTFORM UNIT TRUST
First Applicant
CONNOISSEUR HOLDINGS PTY LTD ACN 009 441 007
Second Applicant
AND: GEOFFREY YORK BELL
First Respondent/Cross Claimant
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