Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Alpine Beef Pty Ltd v Trycill Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 136 Citation: Alpine Beef Pty Ltd v Trycill Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 136
Parties: ALPINE BEEF PTY LTD (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CEETEX PTY LTD) (ACN 088 887 209) v TRYCILL PTY LTD (ACN 003 304 845) AND ORS
File number: NSD 232 of 2009
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 1 March 2010
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – misleading and deceptive conduct – representation as to a future matter – reasonable ground for the belief CONTRACT –parties – novation – merchantable quality – fitness for purpose Held: Application dismissed
Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 51A, 52, 82(2) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) s 54 Sale of Goods Act 1923 (NSW) s 19
Cases cited: Australian Knitting Mills Ltd v Grant (1933) 50 CLR 387, applied Citrus Queensland Pty Ltd v Sunstate Orchards Pty Ltd (No 7)[2008] FCA 1364, referred to Commonwealth of Australia v Verwayen (1990) 170 CLR 394, applied David Jones Ltd v Willis (1934) 52 CLR 110, cited Fifteenth Eestin Nominees Pty Ltd v Rosenberg [2009] VSCA 112, referred to Giumelli v Giumelli [1999] HCA 10, 196 CLR 101, referred to Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Pty Ltd (1984) 2 FCR 82, applied Goodridge v Macquarie Bank Limited [2010] FCA 67, cited Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 180, 136 FCR 566, cited HK Frost Holdings Pty Ltd (in liq) v Darvall McCutcheon (a firm) [1999] FCA 795, cited McGrath v Australian Naturalcare Products Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 2, 165 FCR 230, applied McMahon v National Foods Milk Ltd [2009] VSCA 153, 259 ALR 20, cited Mr Whippy Pty Ltd v Oceanwalk Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 8, cited Readymix Holdings International Pte Ltd v Wieland Process Equipment Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCA 1480, referred to South Australian Farmers Fuels Pty Ltd v Whittingham [2008] SASC 211, cited Teheran-Europe Co Ltd v S T Belton (Tractors) Ltd [1968] 2 QB 545, cited Toikan International Insurance Broking Pty Ltd v Plasteel Windows Australia Pty Ltd (1989) 15 NSWLR 641, cited Trident General Insurance Co Ltd v McNiece Bros Pty Ltd (1987) 8 NSWLR 270, referred to Carter J W, Peden E, Tolhurst G J, Contract Law in Australia (5th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, 2007) Franzi N C A, "Merchantable Quality and Particular Purpose: Questions of Overlap" (1977) 51 ALJ 298
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