Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Bride v The Shire of Katanning [2016] FCA 65 File number: WAD 426 of 2015
Judge: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 10 February 2016
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – whether asserted conduct of local government authority was conduct 'in trade or commerce' – conduct of local government authority in the pursuit of rates – conduct of local government authority in the course of litigation CONSUMER LAW – jurisdiction of Federal Court of Australia under the Australian Consumer Law – whether jurisdiction of Australian Consumer Law extends to partnership – whether firm of solicitors acting in trade and commerce – whether jurisdiction of Federal Court of Australia to consider tort of conspiracy attracted by assertion of non-colourable federal claims – whether federal nexus in assertion of misleading and deceptive conduct or unconscionable conduct – whether extended operation of Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), ss 44C, 131, 138 Sch 2, Australian Consumer Law, ss 18, 20, 21 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 19, 31A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 13.01(1)(a), 16.21(1) Local Government Act 1995 (WA) ss 1.4, 6.55
Cases cited: Bhagat v Royal & Sun Alliance Life Assurance Australia Ltd [2000] NSWSC 159 Bhagat v Global Custodians Ltd [2002] FCAFC 51 Bride v Australian Bank Ltd [2000] WASC 116 Bride v Shire of Katanning [2003] WADC 92 Bride v Shire of Katanning [2007] WADC 116 Bride v Shire of Katanning [2008] WASC 131 Bride v Shire of Katanning [2013] WASCA 154 Bride v Shire of Katanning [2015] WASCA 77 Bride v The Australian Bank Ltd [2000] WASC 310 Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Queensland Rail [2015] HCA 11 Concrete Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd v Nelson (1990) 169 CLR 594 Fletcher v Nextra Australia Pty Ltd (2015) 229 FCR 153 Hearn v O'Rourke (2003) 129 FCR 64 Markit Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (2007) 1 Qd R 253 Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin (No 6) [2015] FCA 1294 Ogawa v The University of Melbourne (No 2) [2004] FCA 1275 Shire of Katanning v Bride [2011] WASC 80 Shire of Katanning v Bride (No 2) [2011] WASC 248 Shire of Katanning v Bride (No 4) [2014] WASC 343 Truong Giang Corporation v Quach [2016] FCA 50 Date of hearing: 8 October 2015
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