University of Western Australia v Gray (No 28) [2010] FCA 586

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

University of Western Australia v Gray (No 28) [2010] FCA 586 Citation: University of Western Australia v Gray (No 28) [2010] FCA 586

Parties: THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA v BRUCE NATHANIAL GRAY, SIRTEX MEDICAL LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PARAGON MEDICAL PTY LTD) (ACN 078 166 122), CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCORPORATED (REGISTERED NUMBER 1001005); BRUCE NATHANIAL GRAY v THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA and YAN CHEN SIRTEX MEDICAL LIMITED (ACN 078 166 122) v BRUCE NATHANIAL GRAY and CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCORPORATED

File number: WAD 292 of 2004

Judge: BARKER J

Date of judgment: 10 June 2010

Catchwords: DAMAGES – assessment of damages for the loss of a commercial opportunity – whether legal costs recoverable as damages

Legislation: Corporations Law 2000 (Cth) s 180, s 181 Fair Trading Act 1987 (WA) s 10, s 77, s 79 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 82, s87 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 62 r 6

Cases cited: A v B (No 2) [2007] 1 Lloyd's Rep 358 Bennett v Minister for Community Welfare (1992) 176 CLR 408; [1992] HCA 27 Berry v British Transport Commission [1962] 1 QB 306 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Cockburn v Edwards (1881) 18 Ch D 449 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Gray v Cancer Research Institute Inc [2007] FCAFC 149 In re Bater & Mayor of Birkenhead [1893] 2 QB 77 Lonrho Plc v Fayed (No 5) [1993] 1 WLR 1489 Lord v Pacific Steam Navigation Co Ltd (The Oropesa) [1943] 1 All ER 211 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638; [1990] HCA 20 McCourt v Cranston [2009] WASC 56 (S) National Westminster Bank Plc v Rabobank Nederland [2008] 1 Lloyd's Rep 16 Penn v Bristol & West Building Society [1997] 1 WLR 1356 Pilmar v Duke Group (2001) 207 CLR 165; [2001] HCA 31 Queanbeyan Leagues Club Ltd v Poldune Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1100 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 332; [1994] HCA 4 Sirtex Medical Ltd v Cancer Research Institute Inc [2008] HCA Trans 153 University of Western Australia v Gray (No 10) [2007] FCA 377 University of Western Australia v Gray (No 13) [2007] FCA 397 University of Western Australia v Gray (No 20) (2008) 246 ALR 603; [2008] FCA 498 McGregor QC DCL SJD H, McGregor on Damages (18th ed, Thomson Reuters (Legal) Limited, 2009)