Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Robertson v Knott Investments Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] FCA 1074
Citation: Robertson v Knott Investments Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] FCA 1074
Appeal from: Robertson v Knott Investments Pty Ltd [2010] FMCA 142
Parties: KARL VERNON ROBERTSON v KNOTT INVESTMENTS PTY LTD
File number: NSD 321 of 2010
Judge: FLICK J
Date of judgment: 1 October 2010
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – representations as to length of employment – no reliance – reasonable grounds for representations made – onus of proof
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – nature of appeal – re-hearing – need for appellable error – review of factual findings made – no appellable error
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 24(1)(d), 27 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 51A, 53B, 82
Cases cited: Ackers v Austcorp International Ltd [2009] FCA 432, cited Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833, 117 FCR 424, cited Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Limited [2004] HCA 60, 218 CLR 592, considered Coal and Allied Operations Pty Limited v Australian Industrial Relations Commission [2000] HCA 47, 203 CLR 194, cited CSR Ltd v Della Maddalena [2006] HCA 1, 224 ALR 1, cited Cummings v Lewis (1993) 41 FCR 559, considered Dawson v Australian Consolidated Reserves Pty Ltd (1983) ATPR 40-374, cited Dovuro Pty Ltd v Wilkins [2000] FCA 1902, 105 FCR 476, followed Farrington v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2002] FCA 1013, 50 ATR 429, followed Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22, 214 CLR 118, considered Henville v Walker [2001] HCA 52, 206 CLR 459, cited I & L Securities Pty Limited v HTW Valuers (Brisbane) Pty Ltd [2002] HCA 41, 210 CLR 109, cited King v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd [2001] FCA 308, 184 ALR 98, cited Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Ltd [2007] FCAFC 170, 242 ALR 586, cited McGrath v Australian Naturalcare Products Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 2, 165 FCR 230, applied O'Neill v Medical Benefits Fund [2001] FMCA 61, cited Readymix Holdings International Pte Ltd v Wieland Process Equipment Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCA 1480, cited Poulet Frais Pty Ltd v The Silver Fox Company Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 131, 220 ALR 211, cited Robertson v Knott Investments Pty Ltd [2010] FMCA 142, affirmed Robertson v Knott Investments Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 619, cited Robertson v Knott Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 796, cited Sterndale v Laurie [2010] WASCA 79, cited Tasmanian Sandstone Quarries Pty Ltd v Legalcom Pty Ltd [2010] SASCFC 6, cited Ting v Blanche (1993) 118 ALR 543, followed Tran v Commonwealth [2010] FCAFC 80, 116 ALD 29, cited Wade v Australian Railway Historical Society [2000] SASC 233, 77 SASR 221, considered Walker v Salomon Smith Barney Securities Pty Ltd [2003] FCA 1099, 140 IR 433, considered Wardley Australia Ltd v State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514, considered Wright v TNT Management Pty Ltd (1989) 15 NSWLR 679, followed Yousif v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] FCAFC 8, 193 IR 212, cited
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