Australian National Nominees Pty Limited & Ors v GPC No. 11 Pty Limited & Anor [2004] NSWSC 773

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Australian National Nominees Pty Limited & Ors v GPC No. 11 Pty Limited & Anor [2004] NSWSC 773 HEARING DATE(S) : 23/08/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 August 2004

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Short minutes of order to be brought in.

CATCHWORDS : Contract - Whether representations created binding contractual obligations - Principles - Damages - Principles LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Aitken v Trans Tasman Timbers Pty Limited (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 26 September 1985, unreported) BC8500514 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v TLI Management Pty Ltd [1990] VR 510 Commonwealth v Amann Aviation Pty Ltd (1991) 174 CLR 64; (1991) 104 ALR 1 De Lassalle v Guildford [1901] 2 KB 215 Esanda Ltd v Burgess [1984] 2 NSWLR 139 Gates v City Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited (1986) 160 CLR 1 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Heilbut Symons & Co v Buckleton [1913] AC 30 Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 Hyundai Elevator Co Ltd v Liftronic Pty Limited (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 9 December 1994, unreported) BC9403386 CASES CITED : Johnson v Perez (1988) 166 CLR 351, 82 ALR 587 JJ Savage & Sons Pty Ltd v Blakney (1970) 119 CLR 435 Manser v Spry (1994) 181 CLR 428; 124 ALR 539 Nemeth v Bayswater Road Pty Ltd [1988] 2 Qd R 406 Nominal Defendant v Gardikiotis (1996) 186 CLR 49 Oscar Chess Ltd v Williams [1957] 1 WLR 370 Osric Investments Pty Ltd v Woburn Downs Pastoral Pty Ltd (2002) 20 ACLC 1; (2001) 48 ATR 184; [2001] FCA 1402 Parramatta City Council v Lutz (1988) 12 NSWLR 293 Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Yngvar Hansen-Tangen (1976) 1 WLR 989 Ross v Allis Chalmers Australia Pty Limited (1980) 32 ALR 561; 5 ALJR 8 Zoneff v Elcom Credit Union Ltd (1990) 94 ALR 445 Australian National Nominees Pty Limited (First Plaintiff) Davali Group Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) Invest Projects Pty Limited (Third Plaintiff) John Joseph Carter (Fourth Plaintiff) PARTIES : Margaret Spencer Carter (Fifth Plaintiff) Laurie Fuller (Sixth Plaintiff) Beryl Eva Fuller (Seventh Plaintiff) GPC No. 11 Pty Limited (First Defendant) GPC No. 12 Pty Limited (Second Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50030/04 COUNSEL : Mr DPF Officer QC, Mr VRW Gray (Plaintiffs) Mr B Coles QC, Mr J White (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Kells The Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Kemp Strang (Defendants)