Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Dig It Landscapes Pty Ltd (in liq) v Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] FCA 31 File number: QUD 110 of 2020
Judgment of: JACKSON J
Date of judgment: 30 January 2024
Catchwords: CONTRACTS - alleged contract between developer and subcontractor - whether contract formed orally and by conduct - whether parties intended to enter into legal relations - application dismissed CONSUMER LAW - misleading and deceptive conduct - whether oral statements were misleading and deceptive - reliance - application dismissed
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Part VIA, Schedule 2 (Australian Consumer Law) ss 18, 87CB, 87CD, 236
Cases cited: Australian Broadcasting Corporation v XIVth Commonwealth Games Ltd (1988) 18 NSWLR 540 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 54; (2013) 250 CLR 540 Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1954) 92 CLR 424 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1833; (2001) 117 FCR 424 Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Limited [2004] HCA 60; (2004) 218 CLR 592 Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 25; (2009) 238 CLR 304 Clark v Macourt [2013] HCA 56; (2013) 253 CLR 1 Dig It Landscapes Pty Ltd (in liq) v Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 47 Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc [2002] HCA 8; (2002) 209 CLR 95 Feldman v GNM Australia Ltd [2017] NSWCA 107 Global Sportsman Pty Ltd v Mirror Newspapers Ltd (1984) 2 FCR 82 Hoyt's Pty Ltd v Spencer (1919) 27 CLR 133 John Holland Pty Ltd v Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 451 March v E & MH Stramare Pty Ltd (1991) 171 CLR 506 Marks v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 494 Pavlovic v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 313; (2015) 90 NSWLR 605 Plankton Australia Pty Ltd v Rainstorm Dust Control Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 174 SVI Systems Pty Limited v Best & Less Pty Limited [2001] FCA 279 Taco Co of Australia Inc v Taco Bell Pty Ltd (1982) 42 ALR 177 Uranium Equities Ltd v Fewster [2008] WASCA 33; (2008) 36 WAR 97 Wardley Australia Ltd v State of Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Wilson v Arwon Finance Pty Ltd [2020] WASCA 137 Yisheng Construction Pty Ltd v City Garden Australia Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 269
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