Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Sharp v Cossack Pearls Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1477 Citation: Sharp v Cossack Pearls Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 1477
Parties: COLIN ANDREW SHARP and COLIN ANDREW SHARP ATF THE SHARP FAMILY TRUST v COSSACK PEARLS PTY LTD ACN 009 212 015, DAMPIER PEARLING COMPANY PTY LTD ACN 061 740 145, LINDSAY KEVIN BRADY and PAUL JOHN THOMAS
File number WAD 208 of 2004
Judge: TRACEY J
Date of judgment: 20 December 2011
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – pearling agreements – loan agreement - misleading and deceptive conduct alleged CONTRACT – termination of pearling agreement – breach alleged – rectification sought
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Fair Trading Act 1987 (WA) s 10 Pearling Act 1990 (WA) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 51A, 52
Cases cited: Bolton v Mahadeva [1972] 2 All ER 1322 referred to Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Carlenka Pty Ltd (1995) 41 NSWLR 329 compared Demagogue Pty Ltd v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 cited, discussed Effem Foods Pty Ltd v Lake Cumberline Pty Ltd (1999) 161 ALR 599 cited Fraser v NRMA Holdings Limited (1995) 55 FCR 452 cited, discussed General Newspapers Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation (1993) 45 FCR 164 cited Hoenig v Isaacs [1952] 2 All ER 176 referred to Hornsby Building Information Centre Pty Ltd v Sydney Building Information Centre (1978) 140 CLR 216 cited Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (2000) 104 FCR 564 cited Lake Cumbeline Pty Ltd v Effem Foods Pty Ltd [1995] FCA 1340 cited, discussed McGrath v Australian Naturalcare Products Pty Ltd (2008) 165 FCR 230 cited, discussed, Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 cited Pearl Cost Divers Pty Ltd v Cossack Pearls Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 927 referred to Watson v Foxman (1995) 49 NSWLR 315 cited Zamperoni Decorators Pty Ltd v Lo Presti [1983] 1 VR 338 referred to
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