Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Siegwerk Australia Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Nuplex Industries (Aust) Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 158 File number: VID 339 of 2009
Judge: BEACH J
Date of judgment: 29 February 2016
Catchwords: CONTRACT – breach of contract – supply of epoxy resin for use in lacquer – use of lacquer for inner lining of tuna cans – non-compliance with contractual standard – substitute product – corrosion of cans – causation – whether substitution causally linked to corrosion – "common sense" notion of causation – scientific analysis of causation – polymer chemistry – expert evidence – scientific literature – inference of factual causation from increased risk – reverse onus – "onus of exculpation" – circumstantial case – causation not established
Cases cited: ABN AMRO Bank NV v Bathurst Regional Council (2014) 224 FCR 1 Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd (1987) 9 NSWLR 310 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v GSF Australia Pty Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 568 Bathurst Regional Council v Local Government Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 5) [2012] FCA 1200 Betts v Whittingslowe (1945) 71 CLR 637 BGC Residential Pty Ltd v Fairwater Pty Ltd [2012] WASCA 268 Caswell v Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries Ltd [1940] AC 152 Chand v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWSC 708 Coastwide Fabrication & Erection Pty Ltd v Honeysett [2009] NSWCA 134 Flounders v Millar [2007] NSWCA 238 Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd v Howards Storage World Pty Ltd (2009) 254 ALR 273 Henville v Walker (2001) 206 CLR 459 Hunt & Hunt Lawyers v Mitchell Morgan Nominees Pty Ltd (2013) 247 CLR 613 March v E & M H Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 Monarch Steamship Co Ltd v Karlshamns Oljefabriker (A/B) [1949] AC 196 Norton Australia Pty Ltd v Streets Ice Cream Pty Ltd (1968) 120 CLR 635 Programmed Total Marine Services Pty Ltd v Ship Hako Endeavour (2014) 229 FCR 563 Ramsey v Annesley College [2013] SASC 72 Reg. Glass Pty Ltd v Rivers Locking Systems Pty Ltd (1968) 120 CLR 516 Seltsam Pty Ltd v McGuiness (2000) 49 NSWLR 262 Travel Compensation Fund v Tambree (2005) 224 CLR 627 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158 Wenham v Ella (1972) 127 CLR 454
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