Cauvin v Philip Morris Limited and Ors [2002] NSWSC 528

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cauvin v Philip Morris Limited and Ors [2002] NSWSC 528 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2625/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 June, 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 June 2002

Myriam Cauvin - Plaintiff Philip Morris Limited - First Defendant Philip Morris (Australia) Limited - Second Defendant British American Tobacco Australia Services - Third Defendant W.D. & H.O. Wills Holdings Limited - Fourth Defendant PARTIES : British American Tobaco Australasia Limited - Fifth Defendant British American Tobacco Australia Limited - Sixth Defendant Coles Supermarkets Pty Limited - Seventh Defendant Coles Myer Limited - Eighth Defendant Darren Johnston Barker - Ninth Defendant Gina Joanne Barker - Tenth Defendant JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J

N.F. Francey - Plaintiff COUNSEL : N.C. Hutley SC - 3rd to 6th Defendants P.K. Cashman (Solicitor) - 9th and 10th Defendants Maurice May & Co - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : Clayton Utz - 3rd to 6th Defendants Maurice Blackburn Cashman - 9th & 10th Defendants CATCHWORDS : INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTION - CLASS ACTION - Plaintiff seeks to represent all people in Australia who bought cigarettes at a price which included a component reflecting an invalid tax - Plaintiff seeks injunction restraining wholesalers of cigarettes from repaying to retailers amounts of invalid tax collected from retailers which the High Court has held the wholesalers must repay to the retailers. HELD: Plaintiff's application for interlocutory injunction refused. LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act, 51AA, s.51AB, s.84(4), s.87 - Ha v State of New South Wales (1997) 189 CLR 465 - Hunter v Chief Constable [1982] AC 529 CASES CITED : - Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 App Cas 665 - Roxborough v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Ltd (2001) 76 ALJR 203 - Stephenson v Garnett [1898] 1 QB 677 DECISION : Plaintiff's Notice of Motion dismissed.