G R Finance Ltd v Barnden Partners Property Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] FCA 1542

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

G R Finance Ltd v Barnden Partners Property Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] FCA 1542 Citation: G R Finance Ltd v Barnden Partners Property Pty Ltd (in liq) [2011] FCA 1542

Parties: G R FINANCE LTD v BARNDEN PARTNERS PROPERTY PTY LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 007 254 677 and ROBERT GREY CHAFFEY BARNDEN

File number: VID 438 of 2011

Judge: MURPHY J

Date of judgment: 22 December 2011

Date of hearing: 22 December 2011

Place: Melbourne

Division: GENERAL DIVISION

Category: No catchwords

Number of paragraphs: 21

Solicitor for the Applicant: Mr V Stefano, Wilmoth Field Warne Lawyers

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION VID 438 of 2011

BETWEEN: G R FINANCE LTD

Applicant

AND: BARNDEN PARTNERS PROPERTY PTY LTD

(IN LIQUIDATION) ACN 007 254 677

First Respondent

ROBERT GREY CHAFFEY BARNDEN

Second Respondent

JUDGE: MURPHY J DATE OF ORDER: 22 DECEMBER 2011 WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

The second respondent pay damages to G R Finance Ltd pursuant to s 82 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) and/or s 159 of the Fair Trading Act 1999 (Vic) of $3,087,845.61. 1. The second respondent pay the party/party legal costs of G R Finance Ltd to be taxed in default of agreement. 2. The applicant serve a copy of this order on the second respondent within seven days by mailing it to his address at Block 9, Sultana Avenue, Irymple, Victoria. 3. The second respondent may apply to set aside these orders on the basis that he did not have proper notice of the assessment of damages on 22 December 2011 if he does so within 21 days of this date.