Auskay International Manufacturing & Trade Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Ltd [2008] FCA 1458

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Auskay International Manufacturing & Trade Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Ltd [2008] FCA 1458

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleadings – application to strike out amended statement of claim pursuant to Federal Court Rules, O 11 r 16 – whether amended statement of claim discloses reasonable cause of action – whether fails to plead material facts – whether pleading embarrassing – whether particulars inadequate. TRADE PRACTICES – whether allegations appropriately pleaded Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 4E, 5, 45, 45A, 82, 87 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 33C, 33H, 33J Federal Court Rules O 11 r 16 McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Ltd (1999) 165 ALR 409 applied Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 cited General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 cited Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 cited Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 cited Mitanis v Pioneer Concrete (Vic) Pty Ltd [1997] ATPR 41-591 cited Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd [1936] 1 KB 697 cited Trade Practices Commission v David Jones (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 7 FCR 109 cited HECEC Australia Pty Ltd v Hydro-Electric Corp [1999] FCA 822 cited State of Queensland v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd [1999] ATPR 41-691 cited Charlie Carter Pty Ltd v The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (WA) (1987) 13 FCR 413 cited Kernel Holdings Pty Ltd v Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 557 cited Australian Automotive Repairers' Association (Political Action Committee) Inc v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2002] FCA 1568 referred to Australian Wool Innovation Ltd v Newkirk [2005] ATPR 42-053 referred to Philip Morris (Australia) Ltd v Nixon (2000) 170 ALR 487 referred to Cameron v Qantas Airways Ltd [1993] ATPR 41-251 referred to Sammy Russo Supplies Pty Ltd v Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd [1998] ATPR 41-641 applied Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 2) (1979) 26 ALR 609 referred to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v McMahon Services Pty Ltd [2004] ATPR 41-996 considered Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v J McPhee & Son (Australia) Pty Ltd [1997] ATPR 41-570 considered Re Queensland Co-operative Milling Association Limited (1976) 25 FLR 169 cited Queensland Wire Industries Pty Ltd v The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd (1989) 167 CLR 177 cited Marks v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 494 cited Council for the City of the Gold Coast v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd (1998) 157 ALR 135 referred to Hanover Shoe, Inc. v United Machinery Corp 392 US 481 (1968) cited Illinois Brick Company v Illinois 431 US 720 (1977) cited Commissioner of State Revenue (Vic) v Royal Insurance Australia Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 51 cited Yamaji v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 2) (1993) 42 FCR 436 referred to Tycoon Holdings Pty Ltd v Trencor Jetco Inc [1995] ATPR 41-413 referred to Natureland Parks Pty Ltd v My-Life Corporation Pty Ltd (1996) 67 FCR 237 referred to Stern v National Australia Bank [1999] FCA 1421 referred to Bray v F Hoffman-La Roche Ltd (2003) 130 FCR 317 referred to Johnstone v HIH Limited [2004] FCA 190 referred to Guglielmin v Trescowthick (No 2) (2005) 220 ALR 515 referred to AUSKAY INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING & TRADE PTY LTD (ACN 078 654 243) v QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED (ACN 009 661 901), DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (ARBN 000 495 232), SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD (ARBN 001 561 195), SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO PTE LTD (ARBN 095 934 857), CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD (ARBN 000 479 514), AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD (ARBN 000 312 685), AIR NEW ZEALAND (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 084 974 569), JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. (ARBN 000 564 358) and BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC (ARBN 002 747 597)