PCL Holdings Pty Limited v C & D Tahatos Investments [2023] NSWDC 303

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: PCL Holdings Pty Limited v C & D Tahatos Investments [2023] NSWDC 303 Hearing dates: 16, 17 May and 14 July 2023 Date of orders: 11 August 2023 Decision date: 11 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Weber SC DCJ Decision: (1) There be judgment and verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $190,729.89. (2) Interest thereon at the rates pertaining from time to time pursuant to s 100 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW). (3) The defendants/cross claimants pay the plaintiff/cross defendants' costs. Catchwords: CONTRACT – Misleading and deceptive conduct – Silence Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 Australian Consumer Law s 18 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215; [1985] HCA 75 Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 357; [1999] ANZ Conv R 246 Luben Petkovski v Kai Yin Huang [2018] NSWSC 1667 Legione v Hately (1983) 192 CLR 406 Western Australia Insurance Co. Ltd v Dayton (1924) 35 CLR 355 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: PCL Holdings Pty Limited (Plaintiff/Cross Defendant) Michael Roger O'Sullivan (Cross Defendant) C & D Tahatos Investments (1st Defendant/Cross Claimant) Constantine Tahatos (2nd Defendant/Cross Claimant) Despina Tahatos (3rd Defendant/Cross Claimant) Representation: Counsel: Mr B Lloyd (Plaintiff/Cross Defendants) Mr P Finch (Defendants/Cross Claimants)