Trendlen v Mobil Oil [2005] NSWSC 741

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Trendlen v Mobil Oil [2005] NSWSC 741

HEARING DATE(S) : 29 June 2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 27 July 2005

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at [1]

DECISION : See paras [91] and [92] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : CIVIL PROCEDURE - where representative proceedings brought for recovery of petrol licence fees - whether proceedings ought to continue as representative proceedings - whether proceedings ought to be dismissed, struck out or stayed - whether the proceedings statute barred by Recovery of Imposts Act 1963 (NSW) - whether no cause of action disclosed - whether proceedings "trafficking in litigation" - whether proceedings abuse of process - whether plaintiff entitled to order for discovery to ascertain details of members of represented class

Business Franchise Licences (Petroleum Products) Act 1987 (NSW) Business Franchise Licences (Tobacco) Act 1987 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Recovery of Imposts Act 1963 (NSW)

Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Fostif Pty Ltd v Campbells Cash and Carry Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 83 Ha v State of New South Wales (1997) 189 CLR 465 Jago v The District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23 Kang v Kwan [2001] NSWSC 698 CASES CITED : Keelhall Pty Ltd t/as "Foodtown Dalmeny" v IGA Distribution Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 816 Philip Morris Inc v Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd (1981) 148 CLR 457 Roxborough and Ors v Rothmans of Pall Mall Australia Ltd (2001) 208 CLR 516 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Wickstead v Browne (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 Wickstead v Browne (1993) 10 Leg. Rep. SL 2