NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Otrava Pty Ltd & Ors v Mail Boxes Etc (Australia) Pty Ltd; Mail Boxes Etc (Australia) Pty Ltd v Otrava Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWSC 1066 HEARING DATE(S) : 10.02.04; 11.02.04; 12.02.04; 23.06.04; 24.06.04; 25.06.04; 20.07.04; 21.07.04 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 December 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Nicholas J DECISION : para 138
CATCHWORDS : Franchise agreement - whether inducement to enter agreement by false and misleading representations - whether breaches of s 52 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) - construction of agreement - Frustration - whether agreement terminated by frustration - whether agreement repudiated by franchisee or validly terminated for breach by franchisor - Damages - loss of opportunity for royalty and marketing fee - costs LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 52 Frustrated Contracts Act 1978 (NSW) s 12 Amalgamated Television Services Pty Ltd v Marsden (1998) 43 NSWLR 158 FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v RAIA Insurance Brokers Ltd (1992) 108 ALR 479 CASES CITED : Keen Mar Corporation Pty Ltd v Labrador Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1989) ATPR 46-048 State of NSW v Moss [2000] NSWCA 133 Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd (1982) 149 CLR 191 3514/02 Otrava Pty Ltd - First Plaintiff Assad Atef Karem - Second Plaintiff Inas Karem - Third Plaintiff Feras Atef Karem - Fourth Plaintiff Mail Boxes Etc (Australia) Pty Ltd - First Defendant PARTIES : Mark Jones - Second Defendant Gordon Streight - Third Defendant 3249/02 Mail Boxes Etc (Australia) Pty Ltd - Plaintiff Otrava Pty Ltd - First Defendant Assad Atef Karem - Second Defendant Inas Karem - Third Defendant Feras Atef Karem - Fourth Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3514/02; 3249/02 COUNSEL : P R Glissan - Otrava Pty Ltd, Assad Atef Karem, Inas Karem, Feras Atef Karem R Brender - Mail Boxes Etc (Australia) Pty Ltd, Mark Jones, Gordon Streight SOLICITORS : Napier Keen - Otrava Pty Ltd, Assad Atef Karem, Inas Karem, Feras Atef Karem Abadee Dresdner & Freeman - Mail Boxes Etc (Australia) Pty Ltd, Mark Jones, Gordon Streight
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