Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Donaldson v Natural Springs Australia Limited [2015] FCA 498 Citation: Donaldson v Natural Springs Australia Limited [2015] FCA 498
Parties: GORDON BRUCE DONALDSON v NATURAL SPRINGS AUSTRALIA LIMITED, JURGEN CHRISTIAN KURT SCHLOTZER, WOLFGANG ZINK, PETER ROSE and PRIME LOG BROKERS LTD
File number: VID 1178 of 2011
Judge: BEACH J
Date of judgment: 22 May 2015
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – sale of shares by ex-director to third party – oral sale agreement – deficiencies in process for share transfers – incomplete share transfers forms – alleged interference in transfer of shares – alleged failure to register share transfers – alleged oppression – s 232 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – oppressive conduct not established CONTRACT – Constitution as a contract – alleged breach of express or implied terms in Constitution – no breach established TORT – economic torts – tort of interference with contractual relations – direct interference – inducing breach of contract – indirect interference – unlawful means – broader English tort – tort claims fail
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 140, 232, 1071B, 1072F, 1072G
Cases cited: Allstate Life Insurance Co v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1995) 58 FCR 26 Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha Ltd v Tomas (No 6) (2013) 94 ACSR 199 Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd v Australian Federation of Air Pilots [1991] 1 VR 637 Aqua-Max Pty Ltd v MT Associates Pty Ltd (2001) 3 VR 473 Attorney General of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd [2009] 1 WLR 1988 Beaudesert Shire Council v Smith (1966) 120 CLR 145 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Bratton Seymour Service Co Ltd v Oxborough [1992] BCLC 693 Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (2014) 312 ALR 356 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Corke Instrument Engineering (Australia) Pty Ltd (2005) 223 ALR 480 Construction, Forestry, Mining And Energy Union v Boral Resources (Vic) Pty Ltd [2014] VSCA 348 Daebo Shipping Co Ltd v The Ship Go Star (2012) 207 FCR 220 DC Thomson & Co Ltd v Deakin [1952] Ch 646 Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640 Endoline Pty Ltd v Drapac [2012] VSC 156 Foss v Harbottle (1843) 67 ER 189 Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1950) 82 CLR 1 Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) (2012) 200 FCR 296 Heimann v Commonwealth of Australia (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 691 HNA Irish Nominee Ltd v Kinghorn (2010) 78 ACSR 553 Hoare v McCarthy (1916) 22 CLR 296 Hospitality Group Pty Ltd v Australian Rugby Union Ltd (2001) 110 FCR 157 James v The Commonwealth (1939) 62 CLR 339 Ku v Song (2007) 63 ACSR 661 LED Technologies Pty Ltd v Roadvision Pty Ltd (2012) 199 FCR 204 Lion Nathan Australia Pty Ltd v Coopers Brewery Ltd (2006) 156 FCR 1 Lumley v Gye (1853) 2 El & Bl 216 Medical Research & Compensation Foundation v Amaca Pty Ltd (2004) 51 ACSR 587 Morgan v 45 Flers Avenue Pty Ltd (1986) 10 ACLR 692 Northern Territory of Australia v Mengel (1995) 185 CLR 307 O'Neill v Phillips [1999] 1 WLR 1092 OBG Ltd v Allan [2008] 1 AC 1 Oil Basins Ltd v Bass Strait Oil Company (2012) 297 ALR 261 Oren v Red Box Toy Factory Ltd [1999] FSR 785 Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas (2004) 218 CLR 451 Qantas Airways Ltd v Transport Workers' Union of Australia (2011) 211 IR 1 Reigate v Union Manufacturing Co (Ramsbottom) Ltd [1918] 1 KB 592 Sanders v Snell (1998) 196 CLR 329 Shirim Pty Ltd v Fesena Pty Ltd (2000) 35 ACSR 221 Short v City Bank of Sydney (1912) 15 CLR 148 Stanham v National Trust of Australia (1989) 15 ACLR 87 Szencorp Pty Ltd v Clean Energy Council Ltd (2009) 69 ACSR 365 The Moorcock (1889) 14 PD 64 Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165 Torquay Hotel Co Ltd v Cousins [1969] 2 Ch 106 Vigliaroni v CPS Investment Holdings Pty Ltd (2009) 74 ACSR 282 Wayde v New South Wales Rugby League Ltd (1985) 180 CLR 459 Zhu v Treasurer of the State of New South Wales (2004) 218 CLR 530 Zomojo Pty Ltd v Hurd (No 2) (2012) 299 ALR 621
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