Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cement Australia Pty Ltd ACN 104 053 474 [2010] FCA 877
Citation: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cement Australia Pty Ltd ACN 104 053 474 [2010] FCA 877
Parties: AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION v CEMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 104 053 474, CEMENT AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD ACN 001 085 561, CEMENT AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND) PTY LTD FORMERLY QUEENSLAND CEMENT LTD ACN 009 658 520, POZZOLANIC ENTERPRISES PTY LTD ACN 010 367 898, POZZOLANIC INDUSTRIES PTY LTD ACN 010 608 947, CHRISTOPHER GUY LEON and CHRISTOPHER STEPHEN WHITE
File number(s): QUD 295 of 2008
Judge: GREENWOOD J
Date of judgment: 16 August 2010
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to strike out parts of a Further Amended Statement of Claim – application for further particulars of parts of the pleading
TRADE PRACTICES – consideration of an application to strike out parts of a Further Amended Statement of Claim pleading contraventions of s 45(2)(a)(ii) and s 45(2)(b)(ii) and in particular with reference to the question of whether the pleading reflects a proper approach to the pleading of the counter‑factual with or without test for the purposes of establishing whether the provisions of the relevant agreements would have or be likely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition
Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth, s 45(2)(a)(ii) and s 45(2)(b)(ii) Federal Court Rules, O 11, O 12
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cement Australia Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 294 HECEC Australia Pty Ltd v Hydro, Electric Corp [1999] FCA 822 State of Queensland v Pioneer Concrete (Qld) Pty Ltd [1999] ATPR 41‑691 Charlie Carter Pty Ltd v The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (WA) (1987) 13 FCR 413 Kernel Holdings Pty Ltd v Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 557 McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Ltd (1999) 165 ALR 409 Auskay International Manufacturing & Trade Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Ltd [2008] FCA 1458 Australian Automotive Repairers' Association (Political Action Committee) Inc v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2002] FCA 1568 Australian Wool Innovation Ltd v Newkirk [2005] ATPR 42‑053 ACCC v Boral Ltd (2000) 106 FCR 328 Boral Besser Masonry Ltd v ACCC (2003) 215 CLR 374 Outboard Marine Australia Pty Ltd v Hecar Investments (No. 6) Pty Ltd (1982) 66 FLR 120 Stirling Harbour Pty Ltd v Bunbury Port Authority (2000) ATPR 41‑783 Dandy Power Equipment Pty Ltd & Anor v Mercury Marine Pty Ltd (1982) 44 ALR 173 Seven Network Ltd v News Ltd (2010) 262 ALR 160
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