Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Metz Holdings Pty Ltd v Simmac Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 981 Citation: Metz Holdings Pty Ltd v Simmac Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCA 981
Parties: METZ HOLDINGS PTY LTD (ACN 059 264 210) AS TRUSTEE FOR THE ZULU TRUST AND GROUP M PTY LTD (ACN 118 506 148) AS TRUSTEE FOR THE ROUBAIX TRUST, MERVIN METZ and FARREL METZ v SIMMAC PTY LTD (ACN 062 327 397), PAUL CAMPBELL SIM, LINDA MCBRIERTY and LINDA MCBRIERTY AND EDWARD HUGH JENNINGS AS TRUSTEES FOR THE LINDA MCBRIERTY SUPERANNUATION FUND
File number: WAD 114 of 2009
Judge: BARKER J
Date of judgment: 25 August 2011
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES - misleading and deceptive conduct - where applicants allege respondents made misleading or deceptive representations relied on by applicants in entering agreement for sale of a business TRADE PRACTICES – s 51AC of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - whether conduct of second respondent unconscionable - whether conduct of second respondent engaged in on behalf of first respondent REMEDIES - where rescission of sale agreement, lease agreement and employment agreement sought by applicants - whether damages would be an inadequate remedy - rescission appropriate in the circumstances
Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 51A, s 51AC, s 52, s 82, s 87 Fair Trading Act 1987 (WA) s 9, s 10
Cases cited: Akron Securities Ltd v Iliffe & Ors (1997) 143 ALR 457 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCA 17; (2009) 253 ALR 324 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v C G Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd [2000] FCA 2; (2000) 169 ALR 324 Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v Universal Sports Challenge Ltd [2002] FCA 1276 BB Australia Pty Ltd v Karioi Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 347; (2010) 278 ALR 105 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Nelson [1990] HCA 17; (1990) 169 CLR 594 Demagogue Pty Ltd v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 Downey & Anor v Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific Pty Ltd [2005] QCA 199 Fubilan Catering Services Limited v Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1205 Fubilan Catering Services Limited (Incorporated in PNG) v Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 53 Gardner Corp Pty Ltd v Zed Bears Pty Ltd [2003] WASC 13 Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Pty Ltd (1984) 2 FCR 82 Gray v Sirtex Medical Ltd [2011] FCAFC 40; (2011) 193 FCR 1 Henville v Walker [2001] HCA 52; (2001) 206 CLR 459 Hoyt's Pty Ltd v Spencer (1919) 27 CLR 133 Hurley v McDonalds Australia Limited [1999] FCA 465 Hurley v McDonalds Australia Limited [1999] FCA 1728; (2000) ATPR 41-741 Lewarne v Momentum Productions Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1136 McGrath v Australian Naturalcare Products Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 2; (2008) 165 FCR 230 McWilliams Wines Pty Ltd v L S Booth Wine Transport Pty Ltd (1992) 25 NSWLR 723 Metz Holdings Pty Ltd v Simmac Pty Ltd (No 1) [2011] FCA 263 Munchies Management Pty Ltd v Belperio (1988) 58 FCR 274 Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd (1992) 110 ALR 449; (1992) 67 ALJR 170
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