Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 625

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 625 Hearing dates: 12 April 2021 Date of orders: 20 May 2022 Decision date: 20 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: See [140] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — pleadings — representative proceedings — amendment — whether leave should be granted to file the amended statement of claim — whether amended statement of claim should be struck out — whether sufficient facts pleaded — whether pleading at too high a level of generality — leave to file amended statement of claim granted Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), ss 4, 137C, 137E, Sch 2 – Australian Consumer Law, ss 18, 29, 34, 60, 61 Civil Liability Act 2002 s 5B Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 58 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 rr 14.28, 15.12 Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Narain (2008) 169 FCR 211; [2008] FCAFC 120 Banque Commercial SA v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Gill v Ethicon Sarl (No 5) [2019] FCA 1905 Gunns Ltd v Marr [2005] VSC 251 Horton v Jones (No 2) (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 305 Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd (2020) 268 CLR 326; [2020] HCA 17 Phillip Morris (Australia) Ltd v Nixon [2000] FCA 229; 170 ALR 487 Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1848 Rickhuss v The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (No.2) [2020] NSWSC 393 Texts Cited: Not applicable Category: Principal judgment Parties: Amy Rickhuss (P1) Kylie Pollock (P2) Jessica Bruen (P3) Kirsty-Anne Rowlands (P4) Lily Knowland (P5) Tiffany Rutherford (P6) Alysha Axen (P7) Sherine Zahr (P8) Emma Love (P9) Candiece Gielisse (P10) Ali Turner (P11) Stefanie Sanchez (P12) The Cosmetic Institute Pty Ltd (ACN 135 061 155) (D1) The Cosmetic Institute Parramatta Pty Limited (ACN 144 469 036) (D2) TCI Bondi Junction Pty Limited (ACN 165 531 895) (D3) TCI Southport Pty Ltd (ACN 605 603 423) (D4) Eddy Dona (D5) Niroshan Sivathasan (D6) Van Huu Anthony Nguyen (D7) Victor Lee (D8) Chi-Vien Duong (aka Charles Wong) (D9) Anh Huy Tang (D10) Napoleon Po Han Chiu (D11) Daniel Kwok (D12) Pedro Miguel da Silva Valente (D13) Fahreen Ali (D14) James Francis Christopher Kenny (D15) Sri Balakrishnan Darshn (D16) Certain underwriters at Lloyd's subscribing to policy no. 04012 (D17) Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd (D18) MDA National Insurance Pty Ltd (D19) Representation: Counsel: D Graham SC / H Chiu / M Robinson (P1-P12) No appearance (D1-D4) R May (D5) R Cheney SC / D Ratnam (D6) A J McInerney SC / N Bentley (D7-D15) G Donnellan / K Morris (D16) J Tesarsch (D17) T Mehigan SC / J Williams (D18) P Mann (D19)