CHEP AUSTRALIA LIMITED v P. J. NASH PTY LTD [2022] NSWDC 183

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: CHEP AUSTRALIA LIMITED v P. J. NASH PTY LTD [2022] NSWDC 183 Hearing dates: 24 – 25 November 2021 and 23 February 2022; submissions to 1 March 2022 Date of orders: 20 May 2022 Decision date: 20 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: Order: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff, with liberty to the parties to bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting the mathematically agreed judgment sum. (2) Cross-claim dismissed. (3) Costs and interest reserved, with liberty to apply. Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law (schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)) ss 21, 23, 24 and 25 Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 5D and 5E Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 91 Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) ss 30(3) and 71(1) Cases Cited: ACCC v CLA Trading Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 377 ACCC v Quantum Housing Group Pty Ltd (2021) 388 ALR 577 Arab Bank Australia Ltd v Sayde Developments Pty Ltd (2016) 93 NSWLR 231 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Bathurst City Council (2001) NSWCA 61 Branir Pty Ltd v Owston Nominees (No 2) Pty Ltd (2001) 117 FCR 42 Cappello v Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1021 CHEP Australia v Flynn [2019] NSWDC 614 CHEP v Bunnings [2010] NSWSC 301 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Kojic (2016) 249 FCR 421 County Securities Pty Limited v Challenger Group Holdings Pty Limited & Anor [2008] NSWCA 193 County Securities Pty Limited v Challenger Group Holdings Pty Limited & Anor [2008] NSWCA 193 Defteros v Google Inc [2021] VSCA 167 Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Fightvision Pty Ltd v Onisforou (1999) 47 NSWLR 473 Fu Tian Fortune Pty Ltd v Park Cho Pty Ltd (2018) 19 BPR 39,031 Good Living Company Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Warren Duncan Trust no 3 v Kingsmede Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 33 In Hill End Gold Ltd v First Tiffany Resource Corporation [2011] NSWCA 276 Integrated Computer Services Pty Ltd v Digital Equipment Corp (Aust) Pty Ltd (1988) 5 BPR 11,110 J-Corp Pty Ltd v Mladenis [2009] WASCA 157 McMahon v National Foods Milk Ltd (2009) 25 VR 251 Moran v Standard Oil Co 211 NY 187 Moratic Pty Ltd v Gordon (2007) 13 BPR 24,713 Mushroom Composters Pty Ltd v IS & DE Robertson Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 1 Olsson v Dyson (1969) 120 CLR 365; [1969] HCA 3 Ormwave Pty Ltd v Smith [2007] NSWCA 210 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2016] HCA 28; 258 CLR 525 Pavlovic v Universal Music Australia Pty Limited [2015] NSWCA 313 Pitcher v Langford (1991) 23 NSWLR 142 Unique International College Pty Ltd v ACCC (2018) 266 FCR 631 Upper Hunter County Council v Australian Chilling and Freezing Co Pty Ltd (1968) 118 CLR 429 Texts Cited: K R Handley in "Estoppel by Conduct and Election", (2nd ed, 2016), [8-001] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff/cross-defendant: CHEP Australia Limited Defendant/cross-claimant: P. J. Nash Pty Ltd Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff/cross-defendant: Mr B Smith Defendant/cross-claimant: Mr J Bennett