Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Seafolly Pty Ltd v Madden (No 4) [2014] FCA 980 Citation: Seafolly Pty Ltd v Madden (No 4) [2014] FCA 980
Parties: SEAFOLLY PTY LTD ACN 001 537 748 v LEAH MADDEN
File number: VID 764 of 2010
Judge: TRACEY J
Date of judgment: 12 September 2014
Catchwords: TRADE PRACTICES – assessment of damages in cross-claim for misleading and deceptive conduct – where defamation and contravention of s 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) alleged following allegations of copying of swimwear designs
Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 4K, 52, 82
Cases cited: Belbin & Ors v Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation [2012] VSC 535 – considered Cassell and Co Limited v Broome [1972] AC 1027 – discussed Crampton v Nugawela (1996) 41 NSWLR 176 – discussed Cryeng Pty Ltd v Loyola [2011] FCA 956 – cited Enzed Holdings Limited v Wynthea Pty Ltd (1984) 57 ALR 167 – considered Flamingo Park Pty Ltd v Dolly Dolly Creation Pty Ltd (1986) 65 ALR 500 – cited I & L Securities Pty Ltd v HTW Valuers (Brisbane) Pty Ltd (2002) 210 CLR 109 – cited Introvigne v Commonwealth (1980) 32 ALR 251 – cited Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation v Di Masi [2014] VSCA 104 – considered Madden v Seafolly Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 30 – cited Maloney v Commissioner for Railways (1978) 18 ALR 147 – cited Murphy v Overton Investments Pty Ltd (2004) 216 CLR 388 – cited Nixon v Slater & Gordon (2000) 175 ALR 15 – cited Palmer Bruyn & Parker Pty Ltd v Parsons (2001) 208 CLR 388 – cited Seafolly Pty Ltd v Madden (2012) 297 ALR 337 – cited Typing Centre of NSW Pty Ltd v Northern Business College Ltd (1989) 13 IPR 627 – considered Wardley Australia Ltd v The State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 – cited
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