Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Limited [2014] FCA 581 Citation: J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Limited [2014] FCA 581
Parties: J & A VAUGHAN SUPER PTY LTD (ACN 157 636 505) (IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF THE J & A VAUGHAN SUPERANNUATION FUND) v BECTON PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED (ACN 095 067 771), HAMISH EOIN MACDONALD, MAXWELL JOHN BECK and MARK WOODCROFT TAYLOR
File number: VID 1226 of 2013
Judge: PAGONE J
Date of judgment: 4 June 2014
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to strike out pleadings – application for summary dismissal – whether pleading disclosed reasonable cause of action – whether no reasonable prospect of success – pleading dependent upon drawing of inferences – whether sufficient identification of material facts from which inferences to be drawn – whether pleading alleges 'some positive act' amounting to directors' involvement in company's alleged non-disclosure.
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 180 and 181 Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth), s 31A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), r 16.21 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 75B
Cases cited: ABCC v Abbott (No 4) [2011] FCA 950 Adnunat Pty Ltd v ITW Construction Systems Australia Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 499 ASIC v Adler (2002) 168 FLR 253 ASIC v Warrenmang Ltd [2007] FCA 973 Batten v CTMS Ltd [1999] FCA 1576 Bradshaw v McEwans Pty Ltd (1951) 217 ALR 1 Compaq Computer Australia v Merry (1998) 157 ALR 1 at 4-5) or of a positive act Dandaven v Harbeth Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 955 Dowling v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2008] FCA 59 General Steel Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1969) 112 CLR 125 Habib v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) (2009) 175 FCR 350 Holloway v McFeeters (1956) 94 CLR 470 Houghton v Arms (2006) 225 CLR 553 Imobilari Pty Ltd v Opes Prime Stockbroking Ltd (in liq) (2008) 252 ALR 41 Jefferson Ford Pty Ltd v Ford Motor Co of Australia Ltd (2008) 167 FCR 372 Nulyarimma v Thompson (1999) 96 FCR 153 Sent v Jet Corp of Australia Pty Ltd (1984) 2 FCR 201 Shumack v Commonwealth of Australia [2009] FCA 775 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118 White Industries Aust Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2007) 160 FCR 298 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 158 CLR 661
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