Timms v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2002] NSWCA 298

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Timms v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2002] NSWCA 298 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40555/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 March 2002, 8 March 2002, 11 March 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 September 2002

Anastasia Timms (1st Appellant) PARTIES : Brian Timms (2nd Appellant) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1st Respondent) Leslie Ludovic Rosenfeld and Alfred Kant t/as Rosenfeld Kant & Co (2nd Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Santow JA at 168

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT 2644/94; 3054/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Young CJ in Eq JUDICIAL OFFICER :

A: B Oslington QC/ M Clarke COUNSEL : 1st R: R G Forster SC/N C Manovsaridis 2nd R: R E Dubler A: Maurice Blackburn Cashman SOLICITORS : 1st R: L E Taylor 2nd R: Phillips Fox CATCHWORDS : negligent misrepresentation - misleading and deceptive conduct - conduct by silence - whether adverse credit findings well based LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52 Abalos v Australian Postal Commission 91990) 171 CLR 167 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (n liq) (1999) 160 ALR 588 Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 205 CLR 434 CASES CITED: Gould v Vaggelas (1983) 157 CLR 215 Leda Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd (1998) ATPR 41-601 Como Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) v Yenald Nominees Pty Ltd (1997) ATPR 41-550 Henville v Walker (2001) 182 ALR 37 Demagogue v Ramensky (1992) 39 FCR 31 Warren v Elders Rural Finance (1993) 41 FCR 399 DECISION : Appeal allowed