Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Teakle Property Australia v Business Initiatives Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 13 File number: SAD 101 of 2020
Judgment of: CHARLESWORTH J
Date of judgment: 22 January 2021
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pleadings – application for leave to amend statement of claim – alleged accessorial liability of respondents under the second limb recognised in Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 – requirements of pleadings in cases alleging fraud or other serious misconduct – whether proposed pleading speculative in relation to the respondents' alleged states of mind – whether proposed pleading alleges states of mind recognised under Australian law as sufficient to found liability for knowing assistance in a dishonest design – proposed amendments disallowed in part
Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1041H Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 37M Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 7.23, 16.02, 16.42, 16.43
Cases cited: Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd v Hallett Concrete Pty Ltd [2020] SASC 161 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Cornerstone Investment Aust Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 393 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (No 2) [2013] FCA 1008; 96 ACSR 272 Baden v Société Générale pour Faouriser le Developpment du Commerce et de L'Indsutrie en France SA [1993] 1 WLR 509 Barclay Mowlem Construction Ltd v Dampier Port Authority (2006) 33 WAR 82 Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 BCI Media Group Pty Ltd v Corelogic Australia Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1556 Consul Development Pty Ltd v DPC Estates Pty Ltd (1975) 132 CLR 373 Dare v Pulham (1982) 148 CLR 658 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89 Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2012) 247 CLR 486 Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2) (2012) 200 FCR 296 Objectivision Pty Ltd v Visionsearch Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1087; 108 IPR 244 Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd (2017) 257 FCR 62 The Bell Group Ltd (in liq) v Westpac Banking Corporation (No 9) [2008] WASC 239; 225 FLR 1 Webster (Trustee) v Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 1260 Young Investments Group Pty Ltd v Mann (2012) 293 ALR 537
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