B J McAdam Pty Limited v Jax Tyres Pty Limited (No 3) [2012] FCA 1438

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

B J McAdam Pty Limited v Jax Tyres Pty Limited (No 3) [2012] FCA 1438 Citation: B J McAdam Pty Limited v Jax Tyres Pty Limited (No 3) [2012] FCA 1438

Parties: B J MCADAM PTY LIMITED ACN 000 288 639, BRUCE JAMES MCADAM, MERIM HOLDINGS PTY LTD ACN 112 224 807 and SHIRLEY MARLENE MCADAM v JAX TYRES PTY LIMITED ACN 009 955 840, JAX FRANCHISING SYSTEMS PTY LIMITED ACN 060 109 891, JAX TYRES INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED ACN 112 266 832, IAN FREDERICK HURRELL, VAKOFA PTY LIMITED ACN 003 318 625, COLNAGOW INVESTMENTS PTY LTD ACN 128 667 532, QUICKFIT TYRE SERVICE PTY LTD ACN 071 116 615, JAX QUICKFIT FRANCHISING SYSTEMS PTY LIMITED ACN 112 050 058, CHYLOS PTY LIMITED ACN 991 402 562, VALNOCK PTY LIMITED ACN 010 596 077 JAX TYRES FINANCE PTY LIMITED ACN 112 213 895, JEFFREY DAVID BOARD, VALEDON HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED and GRAYEN HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED

File number: NSD 402 of 2010

Judge: PERRAM J

Date of judgment: 18 December 2012

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Pleadings – application for leave to amend originating application and statement of claim – whether proposed amendments disclose a claim worthy of being pursued – whether claims made in proposed amendments are foreclosed by authority – whether claims made in proposed amendments are sufficient to disclose a basis for relief CORPORATIONS – Contracts before registration – whether common law permits a corporation to ratify acts of an alleged agent that occurred before incorporation – whether claim of ratification under s 131 can succeed where the alleged agent has not been identified