Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Abrahams v Biggs [2011] FCA 1475 Citation: Abrahams v Biggs [2011] FCA 1475
Parties: TONY ABRAHAMS v BARBARA BIGGS and IASO TRADING PTY LTD (ACN 143 071 050)
File number: VID 812 of 2010
Judge: JESSUP J
Date of judgment: 23 December 2011
Catchwords: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION – Inventor of device to prevent bed bugs having access to beds informing acquaintance of intended improvements – Whether information or merely idea – Whether identified with sufficient specificity – Whether information had necessary quality of confidence – Whether circumstances of imparting information imported obligation of confidence. TRADE PRACTICES – Misleading and deceptive conduct – False or misleading representations about price and product quality – Whether damage suffered by party to proceeding.
Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 53, 82, 87 & 163A
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Chen (2003) 201 ALR 40 Australian Medic-Care Co Ltd v Hamilton Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd (2009) 261 ALR 501 Corrs Pavey Whiting & Byrne v Collector of Customs (Vic) (1987) 14 FCR 434 Dais Studio Pty Ltd v Bullet Creative Pty Ltd (2007) 74 IPR 512 I & L Securities Pty Ltd v HTW Valuers (Brisbane) Pty Ltd (2002) 210 CLR 109 Jones v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2010] FCA 481 Macquarie Bank Ltd v Seagle [2005] FCA 1239 RLA Polymers Pty Ltd v Nexus Adhesives Pty Ltd (2011) 280 ALR 125 Schindler Lifts Australia Pty Ltd v Debelak (1989) 89 ALR 275 Smith Kline & French Laboratories (Aust) Ltd v Secretary, Department of Community Services and Health (1990) 22 FCR 73
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