Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Brown v Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (A Partnership) [2020] FCA 1747 File number: NSD 796 of 2020
Judgment of: STEWART J
Date of judgment: 4 December 2020
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – application to strike out two causes of action in statement of claim – whether pleading discloses reasonable causes of action – whether cause of action statute barred under ss 236(2) and 237(2) of the Australian Consumer Law – when the cause of action accrued – when the cause of action crystallised – whether appropriate to determine limitation at stage of strike out –whether step in causation adequately pleaded – whether pleading of reliance in third party misleading and deceptive conduct cause of action is necessary
Legislation: Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) ss 14, 15, 51 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law) ss 4, 18, 236, 237 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 82(1) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 16.21
Cases cited: Bodycorp Repairers Pty Ltd v Holding Redlich [2018] VSCA 17 CAJ Investments Pty Ltd v Lourandos [1996] FCA 88; 83 FCR 189 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 25; 238 CLR 304 Jaldiver Pty Ltd v Nelumbo Pty Ltd [1992] FCA 906; (1993) ATPR (Digest) 46-097 Karedis Enterprises Pty Ltd v Antoniou [1995] FCA 463; 59 FCR 35 MGICA (1992) Ltd (Formerly MGICA Ltd) v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd [1996] FCA 766; 140 ALR 313 Polar Aviation Pty Ltd v Civil Aviation Safety Authority [2012] FCAFC 97; 203 FCR 325 Re HIH Insurance Ltd [2016] NSWSC 482; 335 ALR 320 TPT Patrol Pty Ltd as trustee for Aimes Superannuation Fund v Meyer Holdings Ltd [2019] FCA 1747; 140 ACSR 38 Wardley Australia Ltd v State of Western Australia [1992] HCA 55; 175 CLR 514
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