J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] FCA 1380

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] FCA 1380 Citation: J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Pty Ltd (No 3) [2014] FCA 1380

Parties: J & A VAUGHAN SUPER PTY LTD v BECTON PROPERTY GROUP PTY LTD (ACN 095 067 771) and HAMISH EION MACDONALD

File number: VID 1226 of 2013

Judge: PAGONE J

Date of judgment: 17 December 2014

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application for leave to file amended statement of claim and originating application – principles to be applied on application for leave to file amended pleading – claim for misleading and deceptive conduct in respect of financial services products and failure to disclose information – whether proposed pleading gives rise to an arguable cause of action – whether proposed pleading 'conclusionary, embarrassing, evasive or ambiguous' – whether statement by applicant in correspondence that it would not make certain amendments amounted to an election.

Legislation: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth), ss 12DA, 12DC Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 674(2), 1041E, 1041F, 1041H, 1041I, 1041K, 1325 Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW), s 42 Fair Trading Act 1999 (Vic), s 9 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 51AF, 52

Cases cited: Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd v ABB Service Pty Ltd (2005) 21 BCL 12 ABN AMRO Bank NV v Bathurst Regional Council (2014) 309 ALR 445 Agricultural & Rural Finance Pty Ltd v Gardiner (2008) 238 CLR 570 Bennett v Elysium Noosa Pty Ltd (in liq) (2012) 202 FCR 72 Bond Corporation Pty Ltd v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd (1987) 14 FCR 215 Brown v Jam Factory Pty Ltd (1981) 53 FLR 340 Campomar Sociedid, Limitada v Nike International Limited (2000) 202 CLR 45 Cement Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2010) 187 FCR 261 Dr Martens Australia Pty Ltd v Bata Shoe Company of Australia Pty Ltd (1997) 75 FCR 230 Elna Australia Pty Ltd v International Computers (Australia) Pty Ltd (1987) 75 ALR 271 Hay v Victorian Securities Corporation Pty Ltd (2010) 29 VR 503 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd (2008) 73 NSWLR 653 J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Becton Property Group Limited [2014] FCA 581 Matheson Engineers Pty Ltd v El Raghy (1992) 37 FCR 6 McKellar v Container Terminal Management Services Ltd (1999) 165 ALR 409, National Australia Bank Ltd v Pathways Investments Pty Ltd (2012) 265 FLR 247 Pertsinidis v Australian Central Credit Union (2001) 80 SASR 76 Port of Melbourne v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 QS Holdings Sarl v Paul's Retail Pty Ltd (2011) 92 IPR 460 Renowden v McMullin (1970) 123 CLR 584 Right Home Improvements International Pty Ltd v Imperial Alarm Screens (Aust) Pty Ltd (1986) ATPR 40-641 Weldon v Neal (1887) 19 QBD 394 Western Australia v Bond (1991) 28 FCR 68